If Saccone wants a recount, does he have to pay for it?

[Siwsan]

Since a recount is not mandated, it would seem odd that the state should have to pay.

Of course, if he does, he can probably find a few spare GOP $$ to fund that recount. If they want to throw more good money after bad, that is.

[DonViejo]

1. Yes, state pays if the difference is .5% or less

[Roland99]

10. Is that not just for statewide contests?

[Brother Buzz]

2. Without paper ballots, what are they going to recount?

[bearsfootball516]

3. There are backup paper ballots.

They just aren’t used in the election night counting because it’s so much faster to do it electronically.

[PA Democrat]

5. Voting machines here have NO paper backup.

Absentee ballots are paper of course and some counties count absentee ballots electronically, others manually.

[bearsfootball516]

6. AH, you are correct

[PoliticAverse]

4. $50 in each county the recount is requested in...

A recount of ballots is required in an election district if three qualified electors in that district file a petition alleging that fraud or error occurred in the tabulation of votes or the marking of election ballots. Petitioners are not required to "specify in their petition the particular act of fraud or error which they believe to have been committed nor to offer evidence to substantiate the allegations of their petition." The petition must be accompanied by a $50 deposit, which will be retained by election officials if it is determined that fraud or error did not occur. This deposit is due to each county in which a recount is requested.

From: https://ballotpedia.org/Recount_laws_in_Pennsylvania

[beachbum bob]

7. cost $50 for a recount in each county and only takes 3 registered voters to "claim"

errors or fraud to initiate. The is no automatic recount

[Major Nikon]

8. They have already paid almost $100 each for all his votes

In for a penny...

[DFW]

9. 100% reporting in a Rerpublican area

I wonder what Saccone thinks will change, unless someone does some illegal tampering with the voting machines to back up Saccone's claims. Lamb can then get a forensic test done to confirm or deny a charge of manipulation, which, if shown to have taken place in Saccone's favor, will land a few people in jail, and the number of people with access and tech know-how will be very small, so the perps will be easily identified. I don't think anyone is willing to do 3 to 5 on Saccone's account, so a recount will probably just be harassment to try to delay Lamb's being seated in DC.

[Roland99]

11. Was it VA where they *found* uncounted GOP ballots?

[DFW]

12. No, Wisconsin

Walker's stooge was one Kathy Niklaus of Waukesha County, who found a slew of Republican ballots she "forgot" to input on her computer when reporting results for an important judgeship. Completely off the wall story, but since Walker controls the state government, her claim went uncontested (except by logic and common sense). Not the only time this happened, either.

http://archive.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/119410124.html/