Politics & Government
Recount Wisconsin: Missing Ballots Found in Greenfield ... And It Was More Than They Expected
It won't cut into Donald Trump's lead in Wisconsin, but Greenfield found more than 400 uncounted ballots in a back room today.
GREENFIELD, WI — The recount in Wisconsin is approximately 70 percent complete, and it looks like Donald Trump is going to retain most of the 22,000 vote margin he won with in November.
But a surprising incident in the city of Greenfield has turned a few heads as of Wednesday.
According to a report from FOX 6 on Dec. 7, City of Greenfield officials who are conducting the municipality's official recount discovered 412 missing ballots in the back office of their municipal building.
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If that weren't enough, they were 291 ballots off upon conducting the recount. Which means, of course, that despite finding more missing ballots than they expected ... their count is still off.
#BREAKING: City of Greenfield finds 412 missing ballots in an office after their vote totals didn't match earlier today. (1/2)
— Theo Keith (@TheoKeith) December 8, 2016
As it's been told to me, Greenfield was 291 ballots off. Finding 412 ballots means they're still off. Clerk is trying to reconcile. (2/2)
— Theo Keith (@TheoKeith) December 8, 2016
County election officials say they will likely finish the Milwaukee County recount by Friday.
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