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Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein made progress on her push to force recounts in three Midwestern battleground states that fuelled Donald Trump’s stunning election victory.

Stein announced on her website that she has raised enough money to fund recounts in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania and was pursuing additional funding to do the same in Michigan.

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“This has been a hack-riddled election,” Stein explained. “We have voting machines that are extremely hack-friendly in an election that’s been very contentious.”

Stein launched the campaign on Wednesday afternoon. As of Friday 1 p.m. EST, she raised $5 million to seek recounts. Her fundraising goal is currently set at $7 million, based on the filing fees in all three states and lawyers’ fees.

Stein has said that the calls for a recount are not meant to show support for Hillary Clinton; the purpose of the campaign is to “ensure the integrity of our elections.”