[FredZarguna]

In MI and PA the petition for a recount must be filed in court, and in PA at least, candidates have no standing to petition by precinct, they may only petition for the entire state upon prima facie evidence of fraud presented to the PA Superior Court.

It's a moot point. No election recount has ever overturned more than about a thousand votes. She's not going to get 68,000 votes in Pennsylvania, and with PA Trump wins.

[randita]

The reputation of a state’s election officials is based on their getting it right - the first time.

If, in a recount, the numbers are off significantly from the initial count, it calls into question the integrity and competence of those election officials. They will want the recount to mirror the original count as closely as possible to ensure that their reputations remain intact.