Court blocks Lindell's recount push in Minnesota GOP primary

The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that the state's recount plan complies with the law, rejecting MyPillow founder Mike Lindell's request for a full hand recount of his primary loss. Lindell, who lost by 45,000 votes, had refused to pay the estimated $825,000 recount cost after learning it would only count ballots for the top two candidates. He says he will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court and seek election data from all 87 counties.

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The decision was authored by Chief Justice Natalie E. Hudson, who concluded that the recount plan approved by the State Canvassing Board properly follows state law and administrative rules. Lindell's lawsuit alleged a "bait-and-switch" when he discovered the recount would only tally ballots for the top two candidates rather than all seven Republicans