A Republican group has offered to help pay for a recount of Kansas’ Constitutional Amendment on abortion. The Kansas City Star reports that a credit card belonging to the Kansas Republican Assembly was provided to the Kansas Secretary of State’s Office to help cover the cost of a recount.
Friday afternoon Melissa Leavitt of Colby, requested a statewide hand recount of the Amendment and posted a $220,000 Bond. Individuals who request a recount are refunded the bond if the outcome of the election changes. A recount is not expected to change the results of the August 2nd Constitutional Amendment, which passed 59% to 41%.
A spokesperson for the Kansas Secretary of State’s office says this would be the first recount of votes on a statewide ballot question in Kansas in at least 30 years.
