The Green Party paid-for recount of presidential ballots that were cast in Wisconsin begins Thursday.
In Racine, County Clerk Wendy Christensen plans to take advantage of a Dane County judge’s ruling this week that essentially gave elections officials flexibility in how to conduct the count. She’s recommending to the Racine County Board of Canvassers that a hybrid method be used that combines a machine and hand process.
In Kenosha County, each ballot cast will be physically inspected. Kenosha County Clerk Mary Schuch-Krebs concedes that using machines would be easier, but she's aiming to do the utmost to prove to the public that the election was void of fraud, error or cyber attack. "What I want to do is show them that the numbers they saw on election night are the numbers of ballots that were cast," she said.
Set up in a large multi-purpose room at the Kenosha County Job Center, Schuch-Krebs’ crew is prepared to work weekends and into the evening hours in order to meet a December 12th deadline.
The Racine County recount will take place at the courthouse in a first floor conference room. Christensen says she expects to have a crew of 30.
In Walworth County, it’s unclear just what the process might be. County Clerk Kimberly Bushey said in a news release that county officials are looking forward to launching the recount. She declined to make herself available Wednesday for questions.
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