Judges in the two states of Georgia and Michigan, have thrown out President Donald Trump’s suits seeking the rejection of absentee ballots as well as to stop counting of votes.
Trump had asked the court in Georgia to reject absentee ballots. He also prayed the court in Michigan to order a halt in the vote count in the state.
Trump had told Michigan judge Cynthia Stephens that the Republican Party did not have access to the handling of absentee ballots and that ‘surprising’ votes were being credited to the Democratic Party.
The judge Thursday said the lawsuit was filed late Wednesday afternoon, just hours before the last ballots were counted, and that the defendant, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, was the wrong person to sue because she didn’t control the logistics of local ballot counting, even if she is the state’s chief election officer.
Trump’s lawsuit claimed Benson, a Democrat, was allowing absentee ballots to be counted without teams of bipartisan observers as well as challengers. She was accused of undermining the constitutional right of all Michigan voters to participate in fair and lawful elections, an allegation Benson, through state attorneys, has denied.
Democratic Party candidate, Joe Biden has won in Michigan, a state Trump won in 2016. The state has 16 Electoral College votes.
Trump is currently trailing in the election. So far, he has polled lesser electoral votes than Joe Biden, his rival.
