Mike Lindell announced Wednesday he will pay for a statewide hand recount and audit of Minnesota’s Republican primary ballots for governor.

Lindell said the review will cover every paper ballot cast in the Aug. 11 primary at no cost to Minnesota taxpayers. He said he is seeking the recount after what he described as “irregularities” in election reporting data.

“One of the few good election laws Minnesota does have is that as a candidate, I have the right to completely audit and hand count every ballot in the state, and I am going to exercise that right to full extent of the law,” Lindell said.

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The Trump-endorsed candidate did not concede the race after Lisa Demuth won the GOP nomination by 11 points, or about 45,000 votes. Lindell said that even if he doesn’t overturn the election result, this is a “gateway to get rid of election voting machines.”

On Wednesday, Lindell listed some of the “multiple anomalies,” he said he found in an analysis of election-night reporting data:

Vote totals that moved backward during the reporting.Unusual synchronized vote totals across all seven Republican candidates.Counties reporting more votes than cast.

5 EYEWITNESS NEWS reached out to the Minnesota Secretary of State Office to address Lindell’s claims. We are waiting to hear back.

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