Thursday, April 7, 2011
7:26 PM
New totals could change recount dynamic
The votes that David Prosser netted out of Waukesha County could mean JoAnne Kloppenburg would have to pay for a recount.
Under state law, a candidate can request a recount and not have to pay for it if the margin is within one half of 1 percent of the overall vote.
The initial tally from The Associated Press had 1,479,976 votes cast, though that number is going to fluctuate as the canvasses come in. One half of 1 percent of that total is roughly 7,400 votes.
Between one half of 1 percent and 2 percent, the cost to the candidate is $5 per ward. If the difference is more than 2 percent, the candidate requesting the recount has to pay for all of the costs.
-- By JR Ross
Labels: 2011 spring election
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