A recount petition is a simple submission to the court with a fee to cover the costs of a hearing and culminates in candidates paying the full costs set for the actual counting of the ballots. Lengthy court processes being added to this straightforward system only complicate the process and add to the expense.

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ELECTION RECOUNT PETITIONERS IN KENTUCKY SAY THEY'RE FACING OBSCENE COSTS, DENOUNCE WHAT THEY VIEW AS A WASTE OF TAXPAYER RESOURCES - ClayCoNews

KENTUCKY, U.S.A. (June 14, 2022) - Several candidates requesting a hand count of paper ballots cast in the May 17 primary election say they are now facing bureaucracy's full force and cost.