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napi21

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3. The Ga. second recont is mandated by law since the final vote count was so

Reply to Roisin Ni Fiachra (Original post)

Fri Nov 27, 2020, 09:31 AM

Nov 2020

close. In at least some of the States where DT had demanded a recount, HE & his campaign had to pay for it. That's the reason they only demanded a recount in two Counties in Michigan.

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Georgia recount costs some counties hundreds of thousands of dollars [View all] Roisin Ni Fiachra Nov 2020 OP

Why doesn't the Trump Campaign and/or the RNC pick up the tab? Why GA taxpayers? no_hypocrisy Nov 2020 #1

Because state law does not require it. hlthe2b Nov 2020 #2

Send them the bill anyway. Public needs to know where their tax money went. mpcamb Nov 2020 #5

Because DENVERPOPS Nov 2020 #9

The Ga. second recont is mandated by law since the final vote count was so napi21 Nov 2020 #3

The second Georgia recount was not mandated by law. Roisin Ni Fiachra Nov 2020 #6

Yes it is at DTs requestm but he doesn't have to pay for it because when it is that napi21 Nov 2020 #7

state law allows this to happen, so I can feel no sympathy for these costs beachbumbob Nov 2020 #4

Blame it on the voters that voted for Trump. LiberalFighter Nov 2020 #8