Jill Stein discontinues Pennsylvania recount, cites outrageous, shameful, unacceptable, antiquated law

Brett T. | 7:48 PM on December 03, 2016

It was a great fundraiser for the Green Party, but Jill Stein’s recount effort seems to have reached a dead end. News broke Saturday evening that Stein would discontinue her recount effort in Pennsylvania after failing to post a $1 million bond mandated by a Commonwealth Court judge.

BREAKING: Green Party drops court case seeking statewide recount of Pennsylvania's Nov. 8 presidential election.

— The Associated Press (@AP) December 4, 2016

No Pennsylvania recount; Green Party could not afford the $1M bond. Where's all the Dem donor $$$?https://t.co/kHoUl5p1pf pic.twitter.com/HIOWFQDEMb

— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) December 4, 2016

Stein, who so far has raised $7 million for the recount effort in three states, said Saturday that “the judge’s outrageous demand that voters pay such an exorbitant figure is a shameful, unacceptable barrier to democratic participation,” calling it “another sign that Pennsylvania’s antiquated election law is stacked against voters.”

Actually, Pennsylvania already held its election, on Nov. 8 — Stein seems to have forgotten that what she’s asking for is a hand recount of every ballot based on an unsupported claim that voting machines might have been hacked.

.@AP pic.twitter.com/YS66F8if7e

— NAC – Deal With It! (@NationalAcq) December 4, 2016

damn I thought she had it pic.twitter.com/a4BpV8tb3x

— Zak (@Zak_Ls) December 4, 2016

Wow what an unexpected development, I'm utterly flabbergasted at this it came out of nowhere!!!!!!

— The Watchdog (@TheWatchdogDBQ) December 4, 2016

How about money solicited by the Green Party in the understanding it would pursue a recount in PA… will it be returned to donors?

— Doug Sheridan (@dougsheridan) December 4, 2016