The WI election recount effort had already been funded for several days based on their initial $1.1 M estimate but they have NOW increased the filing fee from ~1.1 M to ~$3.5 M and this is JUST for the filing fees, which does not factor in things like Attorney’s and other miscellaneous fees!
As a result this puts funding for the recount in MI in jeopardy (MI was close to fully funded).
The funding goal for this recount effort in all 3 states has been updated to $9.5 M.
Jill Stein reports:
Wisconsin Increases Recount Filing Fee to Outrageous $3.5-million
Friends, I have an important message for you. We need your help to stand up to the powerful forces trying to block our recount campaign for citizen democracy. We received word yesterday that the final estimate for the filing fee for the recount in Wisconsin is $3.5 million – an outrageous cost increase from the initial estimate of $1.1 million that was given to us by WI state elections officials based on the last statewide recount.
Please continue to donate to this recount effort here.
And please continue to volunteer for this effort using the appropriate link below.
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Please Progressives, let’s get this recount done.
From the link referenced earlier and again here:
An analysis by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel found wide variance in those county cost figures, which averaged $1.31 to recount each vote cast around the state.
Tiny Northwoods Iron County is estimating it can do the recount for 20 cents a vote, while neighboring Oneida County is estimating it will cost $8.46 per vote cast there to do the recount.
This kind of delta in cost is HIGHLY suspicious to say the least!
Can anyone from WI weigh in on this who is familiar with these counties personally?