Here ' s the story . Jill Stein wants a recount in Michigan , Wisconsin , and Pennsylvania for election integrity . Michigan just finished a recount , actually . Which is kind of amusing . Anyhow , she initially asked for 1 . 1 million dollars and keeps raising it higher once she hits those goals . It ' s about 2 million total to file a recount request in all three states . This does not mean a recount will actually happen . It means that a judge might decide to do one , although there are already verified results and they might just say Naw . The amount she is asking for is comprised of estimated costs and not final costs . She ' s really saying that she needs lawyers , people to count votes , people to verify any machines to make sure they weren ' t hacked , and so forth . She ' s asking for 4 . 5 million right now , but she admits that she might need upwardly of 7 million per state . Stein spent almost 4 million on her campaign and may have further debts as she failed to get matching funds . This donation isn ' t actually to a PAC , it ' s directly to her as a candidate to look into filing these documents . So , there ' s a very good chance that she ' s pretty much just squirreling away money to repay debts . She does state that this money does not mean a recount . It means asking for a recount and any money raised that does end up going toward that recount will be used to further education or some nonsense such as that . So , it ' s the No Man ' s Sky of political theater and she wants everyone to buy her game .