Jill Stein hits fundraising goal for recounts in two states

Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein has reached her fundraising goals for recounts in two of the three states she plans to request get closer looks following this month’s election.

{mosads}Stein’s website says she has raised more than $4.7 million toward a $7 million goal, enough to sponsor recounts in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. “Next up is Michigan,” the site says.

“On November 23, the Stein/Baraka Green Party Campaign launched an effort to ensure the integrity of our elections,” a post on the site reads. “With your help, we are raising money to demand recounts in these three states where the data suggests a significant need to verify machine-counted vote totals.”

Stein’s campaign announced Wednesday that it was planning on requesting recounts in the states — all of which voted for President-elect Donald Trump — over concerns about voting machines vulnerable to hacking.

“After a divisive and painful presidential race, reported hacks into voter and party databases and individual email accounts were causing many [Americans] to wonder if our election results are reliable,” Stein said in the statement. “These concerns need to be investigated before the 2016 presidential election is certified.”