The campaign of US President Donald Trump called for a recount of votes in Wisconsin, and lawsuits were filed to stop the count in Michigan and Pennsylvania, and asked a judge in Georgia to issue an order to separate late ballot papers and secure them so that they cannot be counted.
Here is a summary of recounting laws in some crucial states:
Arizona
Automatic recalculation: Yes
The Law of Recalculation: The counting process is automatically repeated when the winning margin between two candidates is less than or equal to 0.1 percentage points.
Deadline: There is no specific deadline for completing the recount.
Georgia
Automatically recalculate: No.
The Law of Recalculation: A candidate can request a recount if the winning margin is less than or equal to half a percentage point.
Deadline: A re-count must be requested within two working days after the results are approved.
Michigan
Automatic recalculation: Yes
Law of Recalculation: A re-count is required if the winning margin is less than or equal to two thousand votes.
Deadline: A re-count request must be submitted within 48 hours of the official vote count.
Nevada
Automatically recalculate: No.
Recalculation Law: The defeated candidate can request a recount regardless of the winning margin.
Deadline: A recount must be requested within 3 working days of the official vote count.
North Carolina
Automatic recalculation: Yes
Law of Recalculation: A statistic can be re-counted if the winning margin is less than or equal to one percentage point.
Deadline: For the headquarters administered by the State Election Board, the deadline for requesting a recount is 12 noon, the second working day after the official counting of votes.
As for the headquarters run by a county election board, the deadline is 5 pm on the first working day after the official census.
Pennsylvania
Automatic recalculation: Yes
The Recount Act: Recounting is automatic if the winning margin is less than or equal to half a percentage point, and there are two other ways to request a recount that includes requiring the signature of at least 3 voters who testify to an error in the vote count, and going to state court to file petitions claiming Manipulation and errors.
Deadline: By five o'clock in the evening on the second Thursday after the elections, for the automatic recount. If you request a re-count, the deadline is 5 days after the election.
Wisconsin
Automatically recalculate: No.
The Law of Recalculation: A total or partial re-count can be requested if the winning margin is less than or equal to one percentage point.
Deadline: For presidential elections, the request must be submitted by 5 pm on the first working day after the official vote count.