Michigan lawmakers are pushing legislation that will force future candidates who lose by more than 5% to pay 100% for frivolous recounts.

That sounds fair.

WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 23: Jill Stein waits to speak before announcing that she will seek the Green Party’s presidential nomination, at the National Press Club, June 23, 2015 in Washington, DC. Stein also ran for president in 2012 on the Green Party ticket. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Stein will pay nearly $1 million for her Michigan recount leaving taxpayers to foot the the rest of the bill that is expected to be as much as $12 million.

Conservative Review reported:

The legislation reads: