Wisconsin certifies Joe Biden as winner following recount
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Joe Biden’s victory in Wisconsin was confirmed Monday after a partial recount that added slightly to his 20,600-vote margin over President Donald Trump.
Certification came after the Wisconsin Elections Commission received no evidence of fraud or widespread abuse. The recount of the presidential election showed that Biden’s lead over Trump in the state increased by 87 votes.
The certification followed a ruling from the state Supreme Court on Monday that President Donald Trump’s campaign waited too long to challenge the use of drop boxes for absentee ballots and therefore could not challenge the results.
The recount resulted in a slight increase in Biden’s margin of victory, roughly a quarter of the Trump campaign’s goal, and it still left Trump with the burden of overcoming the results in court if he wanted to take legal action.
The Wisconsin Voters Alliance, a conservative group, is preparing to file a lawsuit this week in hopes of overturning the certification of the election. The group alleges that Wisconsin improperly used absentee ballots, illegally altered absentee ballot envelopes, and allowed people to improperly claim to be “indefinitely confined.”
The Trump campaign has also alleged that election officials improperly tampered with thousands of absentee ballots by placing illegal guidance stickers on them. However, the Wisconsin Elections Commission has rejected these claims, stating that the stickers were legal and that they did not impact the ballots themselves.
Wisconsin’s certification of Biden’s victory comes as the state prepares to cast its 10 electoral votes for the Democrat when the Electoral College meets on December 14.