Wednesday, June 6, 2012
10:56 AM
Wanggaard would likely have to fund 21st SD recount
Sen. Van Wanggaard's campaign would have to pay for any recount in the 21st Senate District if unofficial results hold.
Currently, Dem John Lehman has a 779-vote lead over the Racine Republican with 100 percent of precincts reporting, which comes to just under 1.1 percent of the more than 71,000 votes cast in the district Tuesday.
Races must be within a margin of 0.5 percent for a free recount, according to the Government Accountability Board. Outside that margin, the challenging campaign must pay $5 per ward; a GAB spokesman said the agency is still in the process of counting the wards in the 21st District.
-- By Andy Szal
Labels: 2012_recall_elections
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