MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Twenty-four counties in Wisconsin had accomplished their canvassing of final week’s election outcomes as of Monday morning, however all 72 should be in earlier than President Donald Trump may name for a recount, as his marketing campaign has mentioned it intends to do.
Counties have till Nov. 17 to complete their canvassing of the vote, and it’s probably that the final ones won’t be in till that day, mentioned Wisconsin Elections Fee spokesman Reid Magney. As soon as the final county is in, Trump has till 5 p.m. the next enterprise day to request the recount.
The recount would then start inside one to a few days later, after all of the presidential candidates have been correctly notified, Magney mentioned.
“Wisconsin is trying excellent,” President Trump tweeted on Monday. “Wants somewhat time statutorily. Will occur quickly!”
He tagged Reince Priebus, his former chief of workers who’s from Wisconsin, and former U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy within the message. Priebus was head of the Republican Nationwide Committee when Trump was elected in 2016 and beforehand ran the Wisconsin Republican Social gathering. Duffy resigned final 12 months and is presently a commentator on CNN.
Trump misplaced Wisconsin by about 20,500 votes, primarily based on unofficial outcomes. That’s about six-tenths of a degree behind Democrat Joe Biden, shut sufficient for Trump to ask for a recount however not tight sufficient to make it free. If Trump needs a Wisconsin recount, he should pay for it.
State legislation permits for any candidate who misplaced by lower than a proportion level to ask for a recount, however they don’t seem to be computerized. Any candidate who misplaced by greater than 1 / 4 of a degree should pay for the recount.
The Wisconsin Elections Fee was engaged on an estimated value Monday. Following the 2016 presidential election, Inexperienced Social gathering candidate Jill Stein requested a recount, which Trump opposed. He received Wisconsin that 12 months by fewer than 23,000 votes.
Elections officers estimated that the 2016 recount would value about $3.5 million, however it ended up being about $2 million. Stein paid the $3.5 million up entrance and was refunded about $1.5 million after the precise prices have been identified.
The Wisconsin Legislature later modified the necessities for recounts, permitting solely dropping candidates inside 1-percentage level to hunt them.
Almost 3.3 million voted in final week’s election, probably the most in state historical past, with greater than 1.9 million ballots forged early both by mail or in particular person earlier than Election Day.
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