Kucinich calls for New Hampshire recount

N.H. Secretary of State gives candidates estimate of re-count cost

CONCORD, N.H. - New Hampshire’s Secretary of State’s office has given Republican Albert Howard and Democrat Dennis Kucinich estimated costs to re-count their partys’ presidential primaries last week.

It would cost Howard, $57,600; Kucinich would pay $69,600.

The costs were calculated at 24 cents per ballot. There were about 290,000 Democratic ballots cast and 240,000 GOP ballots.

Each candidate has put down refundable $2,000 deposits. There was no word from either campaign Monday on whether they will pay the balance before the deadline of 3 p.m. Tuesday, but "there is every indication that they plan to," Deputy Secretary of State David Scanlan said.

Scanlan said a re-count would begin Wednesday and could take weeks to complete.

If either candidate would like the count to start in particular voting precincts, the Secretary of State’s office would "attempt to honor" that request, Scanlan said. The candidates can end the re-count at anytime.

Howard received 44 votes and Kucinich received about 3,900.

Kucinich has said he requested the re-count because of "serious and credible reports, allegations and rumors" about the integrity of the results. He has emphasized that he does not expect a re-count to find significant changes to his vote total.

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