MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Republican-led Wisconsin Legislature’s budget committee is withholding reimbursements to Milwaukee and Dane counties for their election recount costs.
President Donald Trump’s campaign paid $3 million for recounts in Dane and Milwaukee counties, Wisconsin’s two most Democratic areas.
Two Republican lawmakers said Friday they were holding back the money from the counties for now but did not explain why.
Milwaukee County Clerk George Christenson says lawmakers “are playing politics with money that isn’t theirs.”
Under state law, losing candidates can request recounts but must pay the cost upfront if they lost by more than 0.25 percentage points.