https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-madison-wisconsin-a507baa9d15dce2a8a8d42c0837bd089
Quote:
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump will have to pay $7.9 million if he wants a statewide recount of unofficial results in Wisconsin showing him losing to Democrat Joe Biden by about 20,500 votes.
That is four times higher than what the recount cost four years ago, a cost increase that elections officials said was driven by expenses related to conducting a recount during the coronavirus pandemic.
Counties had until Tuesday to certify the election results. Assuming the last county canvass isn’t filed until Tuesday as expected, Trump would then have until 5 p.m. on Wednesday to request the recount. The recount could begin as soon as Thursday and be done no later than Dec. 1.
The Wisconsin Elections Commission on Monday released the recount timeline and cost estimate, which was based on costs submitted by the 72 counties.
“We still have not received any indication that there will or will not be a recount,” said Meagan Wolfe, the state’s chief election official. “But we want Wisconsin’s voters to know we are ready.”
I guess we will see shorty if that recount happens.
Who makes up the Wisconsin election commission for those interested:
https://elections.wi.gov/about/membershttps://elections.wi.gov/about/staffhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisconsin_Elections_CommissionQuote:
The Commission is made up of six members, two of which are appointed by the Governor, and one each by the President of the Senate, the Senate Minority Leader, the Speaker of the Assembly, and the Assembly Minority Leader. As of 2020, Republicans and Democrats have three members each.
The staff of the Commission are non-partisan, and are led by an administrator appointed by the commission and confirmed by the Wisconsin Senate. Meagan Wolfe was appointed interim administrator March 2, 2018, and was unanimously confirmed by the Wisconsin State Senate on May 15, 2019 for a term ending June 30, 2023.
The Wisconsin Senate was (and still is) republican controlled when Meagan Wolfe was confirmed, not that Democrats dissented.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisconsin_State_Senate