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Judge Allows Wisconsin Recount To Continue

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The Wisconsin presidential recount will keep going, at least for now.

Federal Judge James Peterson of Madison refused this (Friday) afternoon to immediately halt the statewide tally, after two special interest groups of Donald Trump supporters claimed the recount was unconstitutional.

The judge says there's no immediate harm to the Republican president elect or his supporters -- so he's letting the recount proceed for now, while both sides submit written arguments.

The Great America and Stop Hillary political action committees claimed the two-day-old recount was unconstitutional because not all ballots are handled equally throughout the state -- and there's a risk the recount will not be finished in time for Wisconsin's ten electoral votes for Trump to be counted by the Electoral College later this month.

Green Party candidate Jill Stein sought the recount, and her campaign says citizens need to see the process completed to ensure the "integrity of the vote."

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