BLUE SEAL
Wisconsin recount confirms Biden victory and Arizona certifies Dem win in as Trump’s bid to overturn result crumbles
THE battleground states of Arizona and Wisconsin certified their presidential election results on Monday, both favoring President-elect Joe Biden.
The results come at a time when President Donald Trump's legal time is still seeking court challenges in the two states.
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Despite the president's protests, former Biden was certified in Wisconsin following a partial recount – which, in fact, only added to his 20,600-vote margin over Trump.
Monday actions now start a five-day deadline for Trump to file a lawsuit in the state, which he promised would come no later than Tuesday.
Trump is currently mounting a long-shot attempt to overturn the results by disqualifying as many as 238,000 ballots in Wisconsin.
But even if Trump were successful, the 10 Electoral College votes on offer in the state would not be enough to undo Biden's overall victory.
Meanwhile, earlier the day, Arizona was confirmed blue for the first time since 1996.
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Secretary of State Katie Hobbs - who signed the official election results - said: "This was a historic election for a several reasons.
"Preparing for any election is an immense undertaking, even in normal circumstances.
"The complexity this year has been compounded by the pandemic.
"In spite of this, we had an extremely well-run election and saw historically high voter participation,"
The Biden win was also confirmed by Arizona’s Republican Gov Doug Ducey, Republican Attorney General Mark Brnovich and Chief Justice of the state Supreme Court Robert Brutinel.
Mark Kelly, Arizona Democratic candidate for the Senate, has also won a majority, officials confirmed today.
He will be sworn in at noon Eastern time Wednesday, his office said.
Lawsuits pushed through by the Trump campaign were rejected by the Arizona courts.
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A suit from the Arizona Republican Party seeking to block certification in Maricopa County, the state's highest populated county, was dropped as the Trump team continue to dispute the results of this month's polls.
Clint Hickman, the Republican chair of the board, said: "No matter how you voted, this election was administered with integrity, transparency, and most importantly in accordance with Arizona state laws."
The President tweeted around two hours ago: "@OANN
WOW, total election corruption in Arizona. Hearing on now! Why isn’t @FoxNews covering the Arizona hearings?"
He also retweeted a live-stream from the Right Side Broadcasting Network which was captioned: "Watch Live: Arizona State Legislature Hearing on Election Fraud."
The failed push-back comes after results from a recount in Wisconsin that cost President Donald Trump $3million added a net gain of 87 votes for Joe Biden.
The results of the recount released on Sunday confirmed Biden’s victory over Trump in the battleground Badger State.
Trump vowed to challenge the outcome in court even before the recount concluded.
Dane County was the second and last county to finish its recount, reporting a 45-vote gain for Trump.
Milwaukee County – Wisconsin's other large, overwhelmingly liberal county targeted in a recount that Trump paid $3 million for – reported its results Friday, a 132-vote gain for Biden.
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Taken together, the two counties barely budged Biden’s winning margin of about 20,600 votes, giving the winner a net gain of 87 votes.
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“As we have said, the recount only served to reaffirm Joe Biden’s victory in Wisconsin,” Danielle Melfi, who led Biden’s campaign in Wisconsin, said in a statement.
The President and his team have also failed to successfully pursue recounts in , , and .
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