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    Trump Wants A Recount In Wisconsin. How Would It Work?

    Wisconsin does not have automatic recounts, but a losing candidate can file a sworn petition requesting one if the margin of victory is less than 1%. Democrat Joe Biden leads by roughly 21,000 votes.
    by David Schaper Nov 05, 2020 3 minutes
    Election workers in Milwaukee are seen feeding absentee ballots into tabulating machines late Tuesday night. The state's 10 electoral votes were awarded to Democrat Joe Biden. But the Trump campaign signaled they will call for a recount.

    Not long after The Associated Press and other news outlets declared Wednesday that Democrat Joe Biden had won Wisconsin's 10 electoral votes, the Trump campaign announced it would ask for a recount in the state.

    The margin separating Biden and Trump in what is one of the nation's most contested swing states is . It was absentee ballots in the cities of Milwaukee, Green Bay and Kenosha, added to county totals Wednesday morning, that appear to have put Biden on top.

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