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Josh Kaul: “If you're within 1 percentage point, which [the President]…”

Featuring: Josh Kaul, Democratic | Attorney General of Wisconsin

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Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul Reassures State Has 'Reliable' Voting System | MSNBC

Published | Video Starts at 01:08

When would, when will that happen? I mean, he has the right to do so, correct? He does. In Wisconsin, if you are within 0.25%, the state will pay for a recount. If you're within 1 percentage point, which [the President] is, then he can pay for his own recount. You know, and we've had a history of close elections. In Wisconsin, we had a recount following the 2016 presidential election. What those recounts have shown is that the vote margins don't change very much when they happen. (01:08–01:14)

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Asserts that the President can request a recount at his own expense due to the margin being within 1%.

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