A federal judge in the US has rejected a request by President-elect Donald Trump’s supporters to stop a recount of election votes in the state of Wisconsin.
“The recount is an inherent part of what ensures the integrity of elections,” US District Judge James Peterson said on Friday evening, according to court transcripts.
The ruling came while the Michigan Supreme Court denied an appeal by defeated Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein on Friday evening to restart the state’s recount.
On Wednesday evening, a federal judge stopped the recount of nearly 5 million ballots in Michigan, ruling that Stein has no constitutional right to demand another look at ballots.
On Tuesday, the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled 3-0 that Stein, who finished fourth in Michigan on November 8, didn’t have a chance of winning even after a recount and therefore isn’t an “aggrieved candidate.”
