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AdvertisementCampaign faces Wednesday deadline to request recountStatewide recount would cost Trump campaign nearly $8MCampaign faces Wednesday deadline to request recountHide TranscriptShow TranscriptMATT: NEARLY $8 MILLION, STATE ELECTION OFFICIALS SAID TODAY. THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN MANAGER HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT UPFRONT IN A STATE JOE BIDEN HAS WON BY SOME 20,000 VOTES. TONIGHT, ALL EYES ON THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN, AS A WEDNESDAY DEADLINE, AND HISTORIC PRICETAG LOOMS. DO YOU SEE ANY SCENARIO AT THIS POINT WHERE THEY GO AHEAD WITH A RECOUNT HERE IN WISCONSIN? &gt;&gt; I THINK IT’S A PUT UP OR SHUT UP MOMENT FOR THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN AND REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE. MATT: THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN TELLS 12 NEWS TONIGHT, IT’S CONTINUING TO EXAMINE WHAT IT CALLS ISSUES WITH IRREGULARITIES AND LEAVING ALL OPTIONS OPEN, INCLUDING A RECOUNT. ABC NEWS POLITICAL DIRECTOR RICK KLEIN. THIS TO ME IS THE FIRST MAJOR MOMENT WHERE THEY’RE GOING TO HAVE TO WRITE A CHECK THAT SUGGESTS HOW SERIOUS THEY ARE. MATT: THE CAMPAIGN HAS A 5:00 P.M. WEDNESDAY DEADLINE TO FORMALLY REQUEST AND WRITE A CHECK. COUNTY CLERKS WOULD THEN HAVE THE DIZZYING TASK OF BEGINNING A RECOUNT BY SATURDAY AND FINISHING BY DECEMBER 1. &gt;&gt; OVERALL, WE’RE JUST GOING TO MAKE SURE WE’RE READY AND PREPARED. MATT: THE PRICE TAG, NEARLY FOUR TIMES THE STATEWIDE 2016 RECOUNT REQUESTED BY GREEN PARTY CANDIDATE JILL STEIN. AS COUNTY CANVASSES WRAP UP WITH LITTLE CHANGE TO THE RESULTS. &gt;&gt; MY HOPE IS IF A RECOUNT TAK PLACE, IT IS FOR GOOD AND LEGITIMATE REASONS AND NOT AS JUST A PERFORMANCE OF THE ABILITY TO DO SO JOYCE: MATT, YOU MENTIONED T NEARLY $8 MILLION PRICE TAG. WHAT’S BEHIND THE SKYROCKETING COSTS? MATT: ONE OF THE BIG REASONS IS THE PANDEMIC. COUNTY CLERKS ARE BEING FORCED IF THE RECOUNT HAPPENS TO RENT OUT LARGER SPACES. MILWAUKEE COUNTY WOULD BE AT THE WISCONSIN CENTERAdvertisementStatewide recount would cost Trump campaign nearly $8MCampaign faces Wednesday deadline to request recountThe Trump campaign is facing a Wednesday deadline to request a recount in Wisconsin as county canvasses wrap-up with little change to Joe Biden’s roughly 20,000 vote lead. Wisconsin election officials estimated Monday it would cost the Trump campaign $7.9 million to request a statewide recount, a figure the campaign would need to pay upfront when filing the request.“I think it’s a put up or shut up moment for the Trump campaign and Republican National Committee,” Rick Klein said, ABC News political director. “To me this is the first major moment where they’re going to have to write a check that suggests how serious they are.” State election officials said Monday they hadn't received any indication which way the Trump campaign will go.“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,” Jenna Ellis said in a statement to WISN 12 News, a Trump campaign legal advisor. The only action the campaign can request is a recount. A voting equipment audit is performed according to state law, an election commission official said Monday.If a recount is requested by the 5 p.m. Wednesday deadline, county clerks would have to begin the process by Saturday and complete it by Dec. 1.The amount is nearly four times the 2016 recount requested by Green Party candidate Jill Stein. Election officials said the pandemic and security are major factors in the skyrocketing costs, noting the large facilities counties would need to rent to follow social distance guidelines. Milwaukee County officials said Monday they would use The Wisconsin Center. “My hope is if a recount takes place, it is for good and legitimate reasons,” Ann Jacobs said, chair of the Wisconsin Election Commission. “And not just as a performance of the ability to do so.”The Trump campaign is facing a Wednesday deadline to request a recount in Wisconsin as county canvasses wrap-up with little change to Joe Biden’s roughly 20,000 vote lead. Wisconsin election officials estimated Monday it would cost the Trump campaign $7.9 million to request a statewide recount, a figure the campaign would need to pay upfront when filing the request.Advertisement“I think it’s a put up or shut up moment for the Trump campaign and Republican National Committee,” Rick Klein said, ABC News political director. “To me this is the first major moment where they’re going to have to write a check that suggests how serious they are.” State election officials said Monday they hadn't received any indication which way the Trump campaign will go.“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,” Jenna Ellis said in a statement to WISN 12 News, a Trump campaign legal advisor. The only action the campaign can request is a recount.A voting equipment audit is performed according to state law, an election commission official said Monday.If a recount is requested by the 5 p.m. Wednesday deadline, county clerks would have to begin the process by Saturday and complete it by Dec. 1.The amount is nearly four times the 2016 recount requested by Green Party candidate Jill Stein. Election officials said the pandemic and security are major factors in the skyrocketing costs, noting the large facilities counties would need to rent to follow social distance guidelines. Milwaukee County officials said Monday they would use The Wisconsin Center. “My hope is if a recount takes place, it is for good and legitimate reasons,” Ann Jacobs said, chair of the Wisconsin Election Commission. “And not just as a performance of the ability to do so.”Loading more articles...

AdvertisementCampaign faces Wednesday deadline to request recountStatewide recount would cost Trump campaign nearly $8MCampaign faces Wednesday deadline to request recountHide TranscriptShow TranscriptMATT: NEARLY $8 MILLION, STATE ELECTION OFFICIALS SAID TODAY. THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN MANAGER HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT UPFRONT IN A STATE JOE BIDEN HAS WON BY SOME 20,000 VOTES. TONIGHT, ALL EYES ON THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN, AS A WEDNESDAY DEADLINE, AND HISTORIC PRICETAG LOOMS. DO YOU SEE ANY SCENARIO AT THIS POINT WHERE THEY GO AHEAD WITH A RECOUNT HERE IN WISCONSIN? &gt;&gt; I THINK IT’S A PUT UP OR SHUT...

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