Legal Opinion

Stein v. Cortés

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided December 12, 2016No. Civ. No. 16-6287PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

Diamond, District Judge

Unsuccessful Green Party Candidate Jill Stein and Pennsylvania voter Randall Reitz allege that because Pennsylvania’s voting machines might have been “hacked” during' last month’s election, I must order the Commonwealth to conduct a recount of the votes cast for President. There are at least six separate grounds requiring me to deny Plaintiffs’ Motion. Most importantly, there is no credible evidence that any “hack” occurred, and compelling evidence that Pennsylvania’s voting system was not in any way compromised. Moreover, Plaintiffs’ lack of standing, the…

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