Kansas a******n v**e recount confirms original result, leaving an e******n denier and a GOP activist with a $120,000 bill

mjankowicz@businessinsider.com (Mia Jankowicz)

A recount of Kansas' landslide a******n v**e left the result unchanged on Sunday.

A GOP anti-a******n activist and an e******n denier are now liable for the $120,000 cost.

One said he would not pay for one of the counties re-counted, saying officials made a mistake.

A $120,000 recount of Kansas' referendum on a******n rights produced the same result as before, leaving its sponsors on the hook for the cost, according to multiple reports.

A hand recount of v**es from eight of the state's 105 counties found that fewer than 100 of the original v**es had been mis-counted, making no difference to the original August 2 landslide outcome, the Associated Press (AP) reported.

The original "no" v**e — the v**e to preserve Kansas' existing a******n rights — received 59% of the v**e in a high-turnout referendum that befuddled conservatives.

A successful "yes" v**e would have removed the right to an a******n from the state's constitution and ended public funding for it.

Soon after, campaigner Melissa Leavitt lobbied the state government for a recount despite the 165,000-strong margin of victory. Calls for e******n recounts have burgeoned in conservative politics since Trump's p**********l e******n loss of 2020, which he refused to accept.

Kansas state law grants anyone the right to request a recount if they demonstrate they can cover its costs. If the outcome changes, the petitioners do not have to pay, but if it remains the same then they are liable.

After Leavitt's crowd-funder raised around $5,000, Republican anti-a******n activist Mark Geitzen stepped in to guarantee the remainder of the $120,000 cost of recounting nine counties. (As of Monday, Leavitt's crowd-funder had reached $54,584.)

Geitzen also leads the Kansas Republican Assembly, described by the Kansas City Star as a group far to the right of the traditional GOP.

Both Geitzen and Leavitt left their credit cards as guarantee, the AP reported. It was unclear who would pay what proportion of the cost.

Leavitt said in her fundraiser that she had "seen data" that shows "there were irregularities" in the v**e. She also said she has "been studying e******n integrity and fraud in our state since 2020."

According to the Kansas City Star, Leavitt has previously testified to the lawmakers with conspiracy theories about the 2020 p**********l e******n.

The results of eight of those counties came in on Sunday, with delays to the ninth, the AP reported. The ninth — Sedgwick County — reported late due to a sorting issue, per the AP.

"I'm not going to pay for that," Geitzen said, saying that the officials "screwed up" by not advertising the time and place of the extended recount, according to The Wichita Eagle.

County officials say nobody was prevented from watching the count, which simply continued in the same location, the paper reported.

The estimated cost for that county, one of the state's largest, is $31,800, the paper reported.

Leavitt was also defiant as of Sunday, saying in a TikTok: "You're definitely going to hear the narrative 'well it didn't flip the v**e, nothing matters' — well the fact of the matter is that Americans were disenfranchised from their v**e by these machines."

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Kansas a******n v**e recount confirms original result, leaving an e******n denier and a GOP activist with a $120,000 bill

mjankowicz@businessinsider.com (Mia Jankowicz)

A recount of Kansas' landslide a******n v**e left the result unchanged on Sunday.

A GOP anti-a******n activist and an e******n denier are now liable for the $120,000 cost.

One said he would not pay for one of the counties re-counted, saying officials made a mistake.

A $120,000 recount of Kansas' referendum on a******n rights produced the same result as before, leaving its sponsors on the hook for the cost, according to multiple reports.

A hand recount of v**es from eight of the state's 105 counties found that fewer than 100 of the original v**es had been mis-counted, making no difference to the original August 2 landslide outcome, the Associated Press (AP) reported.

The original "no" v**e — the v**e to preserve Kansas' existing a******n rights — received 59% of the v**e in a high-turnout referendum that befuddled conservatives.

A successful "yes" v**e would have removed the right to an a******n from the state's constitution and ended public funding for it.

Soon after, campaigner Melissa Leavitt lobbied the state government for a recount despite the 165,000-strong margin of victory. Calls for e******n recounts have burgeoned in conservative politics since Trump's p**********l e******n loss of 2020, which he refused to accept.

Kansas state law grants anyone the right to request a recount if they demonstrate they can cover its costs. If the outcome changes, the petitioners do not have to pay, but if it remains the same then they are liable.

After Leavitt's crowd-funder raised around $5,000, Republican anti-a******n activist Mark Geitzen stepped in to guarantee the remainder of the $120,000 cost of recounting nine counties. (As of Monday, Leavitt's crowd-funder had reached $54,584.)

Geitzen also leads the Kansas Republican Assembly, described by the Kansas City Star as a group far to the right of the traditional GOP.

Both Geitzen and Leavitt left their credit cards as guarantee, the AP reported. It was unclear who would pay what proportion of the cost.

Leavitt said in her fundraiser that she had "seen data" that shows "there were irregularities" in the v**e. She also said she has "been studying e******n integrity and fraud in our state since 2020."

According to the Kansas City Star, Leavitt has previously testified to the lawmakers with conspiracy theories about the 2020 p**********l e******n.

The results of eight of those counties came in on Sunday, with delays to the ninth, the AP reported. The ninth — Sedgwick County — reported late due to a sorting issue, per the AP.

"I'm not going to pay for that," Geitzen said, saying that the officials "screwed up" by not advertising the time and place of the extended recount, according to The Wichita Eagle.

County officials say nobody was prevented from watching the count, which simply continued in the same location, the paper reported.

The estimated cost for that county, one of the state's largest, is $31,800, the paper reported.

Leavitt was also defiant as of Sunday, saying in a TikTok: "You're definitely going to hear the narrative 'well it didn't flip the v**e, nothing matters' — well the fact of the matter is that Americans were disenfranchised from their v**e by these machines."

Kansas a******n v**e recount confirms original result, leaving an e******n denier and a GOP activist with a $120,000 bill

mjankowicz@businessinsider.com (Mia Jankowicz)

A recount of Kansas' landslide a******n v**e left the result unchanged on Sunday.

A GOP anti-a******n activist and an e******n denier are now liable for the $120,000 cost.

One said he would not pay for one of the counties re-counted, saying officials made a mistake.

A $120,000 recount of Kansas' referendum on a******n rights produced the same result as before, leaving its sponsors on the hook for the cost, according to multiple reports.

A hand recount of v**es from eight of the state's 105 counties found that fewer than 100 of the original v**es had been mis-counted, making no difference to the original August 2 landslide outcome, the Associated Press (AP) reported.

The original "no" v**e — the v**e to preserve Kansas' existing a******n rights — received 59% of the v**e in a high-turnout referendum that befuddled conservatives.

A successful "yes" v**e would have removed the right to an a******n from the state's constitution and ended public funding for it.

Soon after, campaigner Melissa Leavitt lobbied the state government for a recount despite the 165,000-strong margin of victory. Calls for e******n recounts have burgeoned in conservative politics since Trump's p**********l e******n loss of 2020, which he refused to accept.

Kansas state law grants anyone the right to request a recount if they demonstrate they can cover its costs. If the outcome changes, the petitioners do not have to pay, but if it remains the same then they are liable.

After Leavitt's crowd-funder raised around $5,000, Republican anti-a******n activist Mark Geitzen stepped in to guarantee the remainder of the $120,000 cost of recounting nine counties. (As of Monday, Leavitt's crowd-funder had reached $54,584.)

Geitzen also leads the Kansas Republican Assembly, described by the Kansas City Star as a group far to the right of the traditional GOP.

Both Geitzen and Leavitt left their credit cards as guarantee, the AP reported. It was unclear who would pay what proportion of the cost.

Leavitt said in her fundraiser that she had "seen data" that shows "there were irregularities" in the v**e. She also said she has "been studying e******n integrity and fraud in our state since 2020."

According to the Kansas City Star, Leavitt has previously testified to the lawmakers with conspiracy theories about the 2020 p**********l e******n.

The results of eight of those counties came in on Sunday, with delays to the ninth, the AP reported. The ninth — Sedgwick County — reported late due to a sorting issue, per the AP.

"I'm not going to pay for that," Geitzen said, saying that the officials "screwed up" by not advertising the time and place of the extended recount, according to The Wichita Eagle.

County officials say nobody was prevented from watching the count, which simply continued in the same location, the paper reported.

The estimated cost for that county, one of the state's largest, is $31,800, the paper reported.

Leavitt was also defiant as of Sunday, saying in a TikTok: "You're definitely going to hear the narrative 'well it didn't flip the v**e, nothing matters' — well the fact of the matter is that Americans were disenfranchised from their v**e by these machines."

https://news.yahoo.com/kansas-a******n-v**e-recount-confirms-142044488.html

Kansas a******n v**e recount confirms original result, leaving an e******n denier and a GOP activist with a $120,000 bill

mjankowicz@businessinsider.com (Mia Jankowicz)

A recount of Kansas' landslide a******n v**e left the result unchanged on Sunday.

A GOP anti-a******n activist and an e******n denier are now liable for the $120,000 cost.

One said he would not pay for one of the counties re-counted, saying officials made a mistake.

A $120,000 recount of Kansas' referendum on a******n rights produced the same result as before, leaving its sponsors on the hook for the cost, according to multiple reports.

A hand recount of v**es from eight of the state's 105 counties found that fewer than 100 of the original v**es had been mis-counted, making no difference to the original August 2 landslide outcome, the Associated Press (AP) reported.

The original "no" v**e — the v**e to preserve Kansas' existing a******n rights — received 59% of the v**e in a high-turnout referendum that befuddled conservatives.

A successful "yes" v**e would have removed the right to an a******n from the state's constitution and ended public funding for it.

Soon after, campaigner Melissa Leavitt lobbied the state government for a recount despite the 165,000-strong margin of victory. Calls for e******n recounts have burgeoned in conservative politics since Trump's p**********l e******n loss of 2020, which he refused to accept.

Kansas state law grants anyone the right to request a recount if they demonstrate they can cover its costs. If the outcome changes, the petitioners do not have to pay, but if it remains the same then they are liable.

After Leavitt's crowd-funder raised around $5,000, Republican anti-a******n activist Mark Geitzen stepped in to guarantee the remainder of the $120,000 cost of recounting nine counties. (As of Monday, Leavitt's crowd-funder had reached $54,584.)

Geitzen also leads the Kansas Republican Assembly, described by the Kansas City Star as a group far to the right of the traditional GOP.

Both Geitzen and Leavitt left their credit cards as guarantee, the AP reported. It was unclear who would pay what proportion of the cost.

Leavitt said in her fundraiser that she had "seen data" that shows "there were irregularities" in the v**e. She also said she has "been studying e******n integrity and fraud in our state since 2020."

According to the Kansas City Star, Leavitt has previously testified to the lawmakers with conspiracy theories about the 2020 p**********l e******n.

The results of eight of those counties came in on Sunday, with delays to the ninth, the AP reported. The ninth — Sedgwick County — reported late due to a sorting issue, per the AP.

"I'm not going to pay for that," Geitzen said, saying that the officials "screwed up" by not advertising the time and place of the extended recount, according to The Wichita Eagle.

County officials say nobody was prevented from watching the count, which simply continued in the same location, the paper reported.

The estimated cost for that county, one of the state's largest, is $31,800, the paper reported.

Leavitt was also defiant as of Sunday, saying in a TikTok: "You're definitely going to hear the narrative 'well it didn't flip the v**e, nothing matters' — well the fact of the matter is that Americans were disenfranchised from their v**e by these machines."

https://news.yahoo.com/kansas-a******n-v**e-recount-confirms-142044488.html

Kansas a******n v**e recount confirms original result, leaving an e******n denier and a GOP activist with a $120,000 bill

mjankowicz@businessinsider.com (Mia Jankowicz)

A recount of Kansas' landslide a******n v**e left the result unchanged on Sunday.

A GOP anti-a******n activist and an e******n denier are now liable for the $120,000 cost.

One said he would not pay for one of the counties re-counted, saying officials made a mistake.

A $120,000 recount of Kansas' referendum on a******n rights produced the same result as before, leaving its sponsors on the hook for the cost, according to multiple reports.

A hand recount of v**es from eight of the state's 105 counties found that fewer than 100 of the original v**es had been mis-counted, making no difference to the original August 2 landslide outcome, the Associated Press (AP) reported.

The original "no" v**e — the v**e to preserve Kansas' existing a******n rights — received 59% of the v**e in a high-turnout referendum that befuddled conservatives.

A successful "yes" v**e would have removed the right to an a******n from the state's constitution and ended public funding for it.

Soon after, campaigner Melissa Leavitt lobbied the state government for a recount despite the 165,000-strong margin of victory. Calls for e******n recounts have burgeoned in conservative politics since Trump's p**********l e******n loss of 2020, which he refused to accept.

Kansas state law grants anyone the right to request a recount if they demonstrate they can cover its costs. If the outcome changes, the petitioners do not have to pay, but if it remains the same then they are liable.

After Leavitt's crowd-funder raised around $5,000, Republican anti-a******n activist Mark Geitzen stepped in to guarantee the remainder of the $120,000 cost of recounting nine counties. (As of Monday, Leavitt's crowd-funder had reached $54,584.)

Geitzen also leads the Kansas Republican Assembly, described by the Kansas City Star as a group far to the right of the traditional GOP.

Both Geitzen and Leavitt left their credit cards as guarantee, the AP reported. It was unclear who would pay what proportion of the cost.

Leavitt said in her fundraiser that she had "seen data" that shows "there were irregularities" in the v**e. She also said she has "been studying e******n integrity and fraud in our state since 2020."

According to the Kansas City Star, Leavitt has previously testified to the lawmakers with conspiracy theories about the 2020 p**********l e******n.

The results of eight of those counties came in on Sunday, with delays to the ninth, the AP reported. The ninth — Sedgwick County — reported late due to a sorting issue, per the AP.

"I'm not going to pay for that," Geitzen said, saying that the officials "screwed up" by not advertising the time and place of the extended recount, according to The Wichita Eagle.

County officials say nobody was prevented from watching the count, which simply continued in the same location, the paper reported.

The estimated cost for that county, one of the state's largest, is $31,800, the paper reported.

Leavitt was also defiant as of Sunday, saying in a TikTok: "You're definitely going to hear the narrative 'well it didn't flip the v**e, nothing matters' — well the fact of the matter is that Americans were disenfranchised from their v**e by these machines."

https://news.yahoo.com/kansas-a******n-v**e-recount-confirms-142044488.html

I keep wondering who gives a farthing except for Kansas citizens and why you are wasting time on this.

I keep wondering who gives a farthing except for Kansas citizens and why you are wasting time on this.