I posted elsewhere . . . just went thru the WI recount manual.
1) In the absence of a court order requiring hand count, the recount can use machine tabulators (originally used).
2) All candidates must be informed of a recount and all can object to a recount taking place — and provide evidence supporting their objection (like Stein can’t win).
3) The only danger I see is rejected absentee ballots and rejected provisional ballots are re-examined to see if they should be included. Those that were accepted are NOT re-examined to see if they should be rejected.
Excerpt from the Wisconsin Election Commission about this request...”In a recount, all ballots (including those that were originally hand counted) are examined to determine voter intent before being retabulated. In addition, the county boards of canvassers will examine other documents, including poll lists, written absentee applications, rejected absentee ballots, and provisional ballots before counting the votes.”
This tells me they will be looking at the undervotes and guessing who the person might have voted for if he/she left the President selection blank. We’re back into hanging and dimpled chads territory from 2000.
I think I read there were 87,000 undervotes...more than enough to divine a win for Hillary.
Hard to believe they would do this unless they were sure they would get a recount