Arizona: Automatic recount if result is less than or equal to 0.1% of the votes cast. Neither candidates nor voters can directly request a recount.
Georgia: Candidates can request a recount when the margin is less than 1% of the total votes cast.
Michigan: A recount is automatically triggered when the election is determined by a difference of 2,000 votes or less. A candidate can also ask for a recount if they have a "reasonable chance of winning the election."
Nevada: No automatic trigger for a recount. Either candidate can request a recount in the event of a tied race but, if there was a winner, only the candidate who lost can file for the recount.
Pennsylvania: An automatic recount be triggered if the margin is 0.5% or less of the total votes cast.
Wisconsin: Only the losing candidate can force a recount and only if If the margin is within 1%.
Almost all of these triggers can only be operated during a small window after all the votes have been counted and certified by each state (typically November 16 -18). Mandatory/automatic recounts are paid for by the elections official, or the state. Optional recounts are paid for up front by the candidate or their political party. If the recount reverses the election, the jurisdiction will then pay for the recount. Recount methods vary from state to state but invariably involve recounting all of the votes that were cast.
Q1: Can Donald afford to pay for any recounts?
Q1: Would the GOP pay for any of Donald's recounts?
