More and more people are calling for a full audit in key states where Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton fought toe-to-toe.
A loosely-organized coalition is bent on releasing a report which will disclose that irregularities have marred the recent polls. In line with this, the group is coaxing Clinton to join them in presenting their concerns to federal authorities and to the congressional committee.
The 18-page detail tackles the issues associated with the results in areas covering Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Although it is unclear what the involvement of Dr. Barbara Simons is in the latest initiative, she has pointed out the significance of auditing the election ballots. Considering that she is an expert on electronic voting and an adviser to the US election assistance commission, it is likely that his analytical methods are needed.
Meanwhile, National Voting Rights Institute founder John Bonifaz and Director of the University of Michigan's Center for Computer Security and Society Professor Alex Halderman have led another group of analysts in drumming up noise for a review. They've been communicating with Simons about the matter.
Halderman has cautioned that inquiries must be made at the soonest since deadlines are fast approaching. He further adds that although voting machines are not linked to the web, it is likely that they are programmed prior to the polls.
Clinton's narrow loss to Trump during the recent polls has renewed the attention on foreign online interference. It can be recalled that Russian hackers infiltrated the regional electoral computer systems. In addition, emails from the servers of the Democratic National Committee have also been intruded.
The election results have come under heavy scrutiny since day one after the polls. On public surveys, Clinton has been consistently on the driver's seat for months.
David Greenwald, media personnel for the Oregonian, has noted Trump's disparate wins in places where electronic voting is utilized compared to locations using paper ballots.
However, Nate Silver, founder of FiveThirtyEight and a polling expert, shrugs off the theory, saying that the disparity disappeared as the elections went on.
Neutral observers and academics are currently communicating with the Democrats who worked for Clinton's bid for the presidency with regards to the official filing of request for a recount.
Based on the National Popular Vote Tracker which is managed by the Cook Political Report, Trump's lead in Michigan and Wisconsin have been trimmed to 0.2 and 0.8 percent, respectively, as of late. However, his numbers in Pennsylvania has increased by 1.2 percent.
