[AndyTheBear]

Is the $700,000 the cost of the partial recount, or the whole state?

[Publius]

The whole state. And that's just the down payment. A full recount is expected to cost $1.5 million if it goes all the way.

[DTaggart]

"is the $700,000 the cost of the partial recount, or the whole state?"

whole state