[dglang]

There were 100 counties selected by the state for a ROUTINE "audit" to ensure that all the machines in those counties worked correctly. This is different than a full recount either required by law or requested by a candidate.

It is the routine audit which has begun, not the recount.

The state hasn't yet determined the cost of the recount, the last recount conducted was several years ago and for a much smaller number of votes.

This recount could cost over twice as much as the last one and the requesting party might not yet have enough money to pay for it especially since the cost hasn't been established yet.

The recount can't even begin until the candidate pays the total cost of the recount.

[Ingtar]

They’ve begun the process of asking for estimates... they asked for these estimates state-wide.