who pays for a recount in an election
Election recount Recounts can be mandatory or optional. In some jurisdictions, recounts are mandatory in the event the difference between the top two candidates is less than a percentage of votes cast or of a fixed number.[1] Mandatory recounts are paid for by the elections official, or the state. Mandatory recounts can usually be waived by the apparent losing candidate. The winning side will usually encourage the loser to waive the recount in a show of unity and to avoid spending taxpayer money.
Atlanta mayoral election, 2017 The election was first certified on December 11, 2017, and showed Bottoms remain in the lead with 46,667, or 50.45 percent, and Norwood had 45,835, or 49.55 percent thus increasing her lead to 832 while still remaining below the 1 percent threshold needed to avoid a recount.[2] The recount, which occurred on December 14, 2017, showed that Norwood picked up five votes and Bottoms lost six in Fulton County, while DeKalb County remained the same.[3] The election was re-certified on December 17, 2017 after Fulton County accepted the new results.[4] Norwood officially conceded the race to Lance Bottoms on December 21, 2017.[5] Lance Bottoms was sworn in as the 60th Mayor of Atlanta, GA on January 2, 2018.