To increase the deposit that a candidate must make to get an election recount, to $250 per precinct if the winner’s vote margin was more than 5 percent or 75 votes, whichever is greater. If the recount does not change the outcome the candidate loses the deposit. The bill arises from the actions of the 2016 Green Party presidential candidate and Democratic Party operatives after the Nov. 8, 2016 defeat of Hillary Clinton in Michigan. These persons orchestrated a statewide recount allegedly on behalf of the Green Party candidate, who received less than 2 percent of the Michigan vote.
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