Taxpayers could be paying $1 million, or more, for a proposed recount of Michigan’s presidential election results.
Jill Stein, who took just more than 1% of the presidential vote, announced she will request a statewide recount by Wednesday’s deadline.
Michigan Elections Director said Monday the cost charged to Stein could be around $900,000, based on the final size of the recount and the addition of absentee ballot precincts.
Any cost after the $125 per precinct would be borne by taxpayers at the county level, he said.
Secretary of State Ruth Johnson said; “I don’t think that $900,000 will cover half,” Johnson said, though there is no way of knowing for sure, in advance.
“We’ll have to see exactly what the cost is.”
“This process is unnecessary.,” Michigan Republican Party spokeswoman said.
“It will be a costly and massive undertaking, for no good reason, if the recount is requested.”
Eric Doster, an attorney for the party, said Tuesday he thinks the total cost could be well in excess of $2 million.
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