Beats me. >From ABCNews.com: The Green and Libertarian party presidential candidates asked for the recount and raised the $113,600 required under state law for the process.
Ohio Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell has estimated that the recount will end up costing taxpayers $1.5 million. > Why in the hell did it cost $1.5 million? Maybe I am naive or something, > but this is just *counting* votes, right? Is this how much it costs to > have a/an (federal) election in OH? > > Man, what a waste of money. If I managed money the way that our > federal/state goverments do, I would be bankrupt in days. > > ...Sigh... > > Ray > > At 02:41 PM 12/28/2004, you wrote: >>Kerry gained around 300 votes, reducing Bush's victory in Ohio to around >>118,457 votes. >> >>Some will say good, every vote should count no matter what. Others might >>say what a waste of $1.5 million dollars of taxpayers money. >> >>Valid points on both sides I guess.....though i'm leaning towards spending >>the money to get it right (or better yet, get it right the first time). >> >> >> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:141094 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
