(AP) — The Michigan appeals court says Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein has no right to seek a recount in the state because of her fourth-place finish in the Nov. 8 election.
The court ordered the Michigan election board to reject her recount petition. It’s unclear how this would affect the recount, which began on Monday.
The appeals court ruled in favor of Republican Donald Trump and the state attorney general, who argued that Stein is not an “aggrieved” candidate under Michigan law because she can’t win the state with a recount.
Attorney General Bill Schuette says the recount now “must stop.” But Stein’s attorney, Mark Brewer, says the recount still isn’t over. He pointed to a Monday decision by a federal judge who accelerated the process.
