JoAnne Kloppenburg Wisconsin Supreme Court election recount

This post was written by my extremely bright and articulate nephew, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Hello all!


As you all probably have heard this already, JoAnne Kloppenburg has asked for a recount of the entire state on the Wisconsin Supreme Court election, given the issues that came up from a few weeks ago. I was discussing this with my family last night over dinner and I was bent over backward on what Kloppenburg was asking for. Recounts can be very useful and can possibly change the outcome of elections, but in this case, the issue has been dealt with, yet JoAnne Kloppenburg insists on squeezing money out of our pockets.

You hear me right! Because of the Wisconsin Recount Procedures, since the difference between the votes was small enough, the cost for the recount is coming at... not JoAnne Kloppenburg...

AT OUR OWN EXPENSE!!!

Normally, if the margin of votes was larger, Kloppbenburg would be responsible for the recount's cost. The recount cost is set at $5 per ward of each county. Now, if she was just going to recall a few counties, we would be talking about a few hundred dollars, maybe nearing $1000. But instead, because she is issuing a STATEWIDE recount, it would cost her $34,530. She has the right to do this; she is a candidate.

BUT...

Her request for a recount would put citizens of Wisconsin on the paying end...

$1,000,000+

I've been checking website after website to verify this, and I have seen anywhere from $1.1 - $1.5 million it will cost, basing it on estimates for labor, new ballot machines, and other expenses combined.

WHAT A WASTE OF OUR MONEY!!!

There's a reason the electoral process is very effective and has worked, even with error. Even when human error arises, those responsible have admitted to their mistake, take corrective actions, and brought the process back to running efficiently. During the recount process, because the ballot machines are unusable for 30 days after the recount has been issued, other elections during this time where those ballot machines would normally be used still need to happen.

They will need to get new machines. Guess who gets to pay that bill...

WE DO...

They will need to get people to come in to count, validate, process, and whatever else goes on during the recount process. Guess who gets to pay them...

WE DO...

Guess who gets to pay any other expenses that come up during the recount process...

WE DO!!!

I WILL NOT SUPPORT SOMEONE WHO, BEFORE EVEN TAKING THEIR OFFICE, REQUIRES ALL TAX-PAYING CITIZENS OF WISCONSIN TO PAY FOR HER DOUBT.

IN HER OWN WORDS, "A recount may change the outcome of this election, or it may confirm it. If there is doubt, we must remove it."

I THINK SHE NEEDS TO REMOVE SOME DOUBTS OF HER OWN...

For a Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate, making us pay for HER doubt is... Just plain wasteful!!!