[Krodg]

Hope the taxpayers of Ohio enjoy picking up the tab for this political pandering.

The taxpayers aren't paying for this...the parties that request the recount have to pay the state.

[dawn53]

Read the article...they only pay a filing fee and some costs, about $113,000...the total costs, at least according to the article will be $1.5 million to the taxpayers of Ohio

[msnimje]

The taxpayers aren't paying for this...the parties that request the recount have to pay the state

The last paragraph of the linked story says the actually cost of the recount will be $1.5 million