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Mike Lindell says he'll fund hand recount of Minnesota governor primary ballots

First publishedAug 19, 18:50 UTC
Last updatedAug 19, 21:13 UTC · 11m ago
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Mike Lindell says he'll fund hand recount of Minnesota governor primary ballots
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Mike Lindell, the MyPillow founder who finished a distant second to Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth in the Aug. 11 Republican primary for governor, announced Wednesday that he will personally pay for a hand recount and audit of every paper ballot cast in that race.

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Mike Lindell, the MyPillow founder who finished a distant second to Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth in the Aug. 11 Republican primary for governor, announced Wednesday that he will personally pay for a hand recount and audit of every paper ballot cast in that race. Lindell said the effort is grounded in a right Minnesota law affords to candidates to request a full hand count of ballots even outside the narrow margin that triggers a state-funded recount. "One of the few good election laws Minnesota does have is that as a candidate, I have the right to completely audit and hand count every ballot in the state," Lindell said in the announcement, adding that he intends to use that right "to the full extent of the law." The move follows a lopsided loss, with the House speaker beating Lindell by roughly 11 percentage points.

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Mike Lindell, the MyPillow founder who finished a distant second to Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth in the Aug. 11 Republican primary for governor, announced Wednesday that he will personally pay for a hand recount and audit of every paper ballot cast in that race.
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