Minnesota Supreme Court Denies Mike Lindell's Recount Request
Chief Justice Natalie E. Hudson said the state’s recount plan follows law, while Lindell plans a U.S. Supreme Court appeal and county data request.
- On Saturday, the Minnesota Supreme Court denied MyPillow founder Mike Lindell's petition for a recount of the Aug. 11 primary, confirming his loss to House Speaker Lisa Demuth by over 45,000 votes.
- Lindell refused to pay the required $825,000 fee on Monday after learning the recount would only tally votes for him and Demuth, having claimed anomalies and demanded a full hand recount of all 1,100,000 ballots.
- Chief Justice Natalie Hudson wrote that election officials were 'not committing any wrongful act, omission, or error' by following established procedures, noting that Lindell's focus on alleged anomalies confuses the purpose of a manual recount with an election contest.
- Demuth is now confirmed as the Republican nominee for Minnesota governor, advancing to the November general election where she will face Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who won the Democratic-Farmer-Labor primary.
- Reached Saturday evening, Lindell said he plans to appeal the decision to the United States Supreme Court and intends to request election data from all 87 Minnesota counties to pursue an independent investigation.
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Minnesota Supreme Court Kills Lindell Recount: He Asked for Wrong Legal Remedy
Minnesota Supreme Court Lindell recount ruling explained: Chief Justice Hudson denied MyPillow founder Mike Lindell's petition on August 29, ruling he asked for the wrong legal remedy -- Minnesota recounts verify vote totals, not fraud claims; an election contest he never filed covers that. Lisa Demuth remains the GOP nominee for governor.
Mike Lindell’s Bid for Recount Rejected
“MyPillow founder Mike Lindell has long denied President Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 presidential election. Now, he’s refusing to accept his own election loss in the GOP primary for governor of Minnesota,” NBC News reports. “The Minnesota Supreme Court rejected Lindell’s bid Saturday to order a full recount of his Aug. 11 loss to […]
Minnesota Supreme Court Rejects Mike Lindell’s Demand for Full Recount
St. Paul, Minnesota — MyPillow founder Mike Lindell is refusing to concede his Republican gubernatorial primary loss, saying he will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court after Minnesota’s highest court rejected his demand for a broader recount. Lindell lost the Aug. 11 Republican primary to state House Speaker Lisa Demuth by roughly 45,000 votes. On Saturday, Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Natalie Hudson ruled that state election officials’ p…
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