By: Associated Press//February 15, 2017//
By: Associated Press//February 15, 2017//
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican lawmakers are seeking changes in Wisconsin law in response to the presidential recount last fall forced by the Green Party candidate Jill Stein.
A bill being circulated in the Legislature would limit who could ask for recounts. Had it been in place last year, Stein could not have forced the recount of Wisconsin’s presidential votes.
Under the bill, only aggrieved candidates could petition for a recount. To be aggrieved, the candidate would have to be within 1 percent of the winner’s vote total in an election with at least 4,000 votes.
If fewer than 4,000 votes were cast, the person seeking a recount would have be within 40 votes.
Taxpayers would still pay for recounts only when the difference is within one-quarter of a percentage point.