Municipal clerks in Door and Kewaunee counties are already bracing for a second consecutive presidential recount. Shortly after former Vice President Joe Biden was declared the winner of Wisconsin and its 10 electoral votes, the campaign for President Donald Trump announced it would be requesting a recount. The gap President Trump would have to close is about 20,000 votes, or less than 1 percent. The campaign would have to pay for the recount if the request is granted since Wisconsin does not do automatic recounts, nor is the margin of victory less than 0.25 percent.  The soonest a recount could occur would not be until December when the state certifies its results. Kewaunee County Clerk Jamie Annoye says her focus is not on the possibility of a recount, but the pandemic would complicate things if it gets that far.

Annoye says approximately 76 percent of eligible voters participated in the fall election. If the Trump campaign does file the petition, it would be the fourth election in the last 20 years to get a recount in Wisconsin. In 2016, the recount cost approximately $3.5 million and gave President Trump an additional 131 votes.

Door County Clerk Jill Lau also discusses the recount in this podcast at DoorCountyDailyNews.com