A Wisconsin Recount would Cost Trump's Campaign about $7.9 Million, State Officials say, in Advance, should it Request one.
Under State Law, because the Margin of Biden's Win was less than 1% but greater than 0.25%, Trump as the Second-Place Finisher has the Right to Request a Recount.
Wisconsin's Chief Election Official, Meagan Wolfe, said in a Statement that County Clerks had, as Required by Law, Estimated their Costs for Recounting Wisconsin's 3.2 Million Ballots. "We still have not received any indication that there will or will not be a recount," Wolfe said.
She said the Cost Estimate was "significantly higher" than the Actual Costs of the 2016 Recount there because it included Extra Funds for Larger Spaces required for Social Distancing during the COVID-19 Pandemic, as well as Security for those Spaces, and a Greater Number of Absentee Ballots.
"The legal team continues to examine the issues with irregularities in Wisconsin and are leaving all legal options open, including a recount and an audit," Trump 2020 Legal Adviser, Jenna Ellis, said when asked if the Campaign would Move Ahead with a Petition for a Recount.
Since Biden (D) clinched Victory in the Election, Trump (R) Refused to Concede and has Repeatedly Claimed, without Evidence, that there was widespread Voter Fraud.
His Campaign has filed a Flurry of Lawsuits, Part of a Larger Strategy, to try to Overturn the Election Results in Key Battleground States, but has made No Hheadway so far.
Election Officials from Both Parties have said there is No Evidence of Major Irregularities, and Federal Election Security Officials have Decried "unfounded claims" and Expressed "utmost confidence" in the Election's Integrity.
Biden beat Trump by the same 306-232 Margin in the State-by-State Electoral College that prompted Trump to Proclaim a "Landslide" when he Defeated Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016.
Biden also Won the National Popular Vote by at least 5.5 Million Votes, or 3.6 Percentage Points, with some Ballots still being Counted.
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