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cp

(6,605 posts)
Sat Nov 7, 2020, 03:45 PM Nov 2020

Wisconsin recount must be PRE-PAID

As the November 3, 2020, general election results in the U.S. Presidential race in Wisconsin were more than 0.25% difference between the two main candidates, any request for a recount requires a filing fee. Upon this writing, the difference is 0.70%.

In the WEC Recount Manual, it states:
“When a filing fee is required, the cost of the recount should be estimated by the filing officer including the actual cost incurred by the Elections Commission to provide services for performing the recount, and pre-paid by the petitioner in cash or in another form of payment acceptable to the filing officer at the time of filing. Wis. Stat. § 9.01(1)(ag)2 and 3.”

In Wisconsin Statute 9.01 (1)(ag)3 it furthers specifies, “No petition for which a fee is required is valid unless the proper calculated or estimated fee is paid at the time of filing.”

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cos dem

(902 posts)
3. Well, that's going to be a problem.
Sat Nov 7, 2020, 03:47 PM
Nov 2020

How can orange Hitler skip out on his bills if he pays them in advance?

captain queeg

(10,072 posts)
7. I'd jack up the cost just like he does with his hotels for government workers staying there
Sat Nov 7, 2020, 04:02 PM
Nov 2020

They'll probably need extra security

SWBTATTReg

(22,044 posts)
8. $3,000,000 bucks worth too. No way trump has that kind of money laying around, he's already
Sat Nov 7, 2020, 04:03 PM
Nov 2020

stolen everything not under lock and key.

Staph

(6,251 posts)
10. In the last couple of weeks, I got on a Trump/Pence mailing list,
Sat Nov 7, 2020, 04:05 PM
Nov 2020

probably because I sent an email to my Republican congresswoman. An angry email!

The Trump campaign is already trolling for funds for the Wisconsin recount.

Friend,

We will NOT give up. The Wisconsin results are too close.

Despite the ridiculous public polling used as a voter suppression tactic, Wisconsin has been a razor thin race as we always knew it would be.

There have been irregularities in several Wisconsin counties which raise serious doubts about the validity of the results. We are requesting a RECOUNT.

We cannot let the Left go unchecked any longer. There are too many irregularities and room for potential DECEPTION to give up now. We need to FIGHT BACK, but we can’t do it without your help.

President Trump just activated the EMERGENCY Wisconsin Recount Fund, and it’s going to take every Patriot’s help to get the resources we need to expose their lies and declare a TRUMP-PENCE VICTORY.

Your support is so critical that President Trump is giving YOU the opportunity to increase your impact by 1000%.

Please contribute ANY AMOUNT IMMEDIATELY to the Emergency Wisconsin Recount Fund and to increase your impact by 1000%. >>



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