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WEBVTT >> WE ARE PAYING FOR THIS. AND IT'S BY LAW WE ARE DOING THIS. SO HOWEVER IT COMES OUT, WE ARE PREPARED TO ACCEPT THAT. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, AGAIN, I COME BACK TO THE POINT THAT WE WANT CONFIDENCE THAT THE SYSTEM WORKS. >> GEORGE MARTIN OF THE GREEN PARTY SAYS THEY WANT THE RECOUNT ON MY HAND, THEY PACKERS MAY HAVE TAMPERED WITH THE MACHINES OF THE RESULTS. MICHAEL HAAS DOESN'T BUY IT. >> TO BE ABLE TO ENTER THE LOCKED CAP NOTEWORTHY SOFTWARE AND MEMORY DEVICES ARE LOCATED AND TO DO THAT WANT TO BE DETECTED, IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT COULD HAPPEN THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THE VOTING MACHINES ARE NOT CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET THEN AND THERE ARE MULTIPLE CHECKS TO MAKE SURE THE MACHINES ARE WORKING ACCURATELY. MARK THOMPSON IS ONE OF THE FEW DEMOCRATS AND THE COMMISSION. HE SAYS HE IS CONFIDENT THAT PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP WILL STILL GET T STATE'S 10 ELECTORAL VOTES. >> I FULLY EXPECT, GIVEN THE HISTORY OF HOW ELECTIONS ARE CONDUCTED IN WISCONSIN AND THEIR ACCURACY AND MY TRUST IN MY

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Representatives with Green Party candidate Jill Stein's campaign filed a suit in Dane County on Monday afternoon to force clerks to perform a hand recount of ballots cast in the presidential race. The court action came after the Wisconsin Elections Commission earlier in the day rejected the request and set forth the timeline for the recount, leaving the state's 72 counties to each decide the best manner to perform the recount. Under the approved timeline, counties will need to finish their recount by 8 p.m. on Dec. 12, rather than 12 p.m. on Dec. 13, in order to give state officials to deal with any issues that arise. "We're paying for this and it's by law we're doing this, so however it comes out, we're prepared to accept that. But at the same time again I come back to the point that we want confidence that the system works," said Green Party spokesman George Martin. The commission also set a 4:30 p.m. Tuesday deadline for either Stein, independent candidate Rocky De La Fuente or both to pay the estimated $3.5 million fee covering the costs associated with the recount. The recount request -- which a Republican official called "ridiculous and a complete waste of time" -- was filed with the Wisconsin Elections Commission in Madison on Friday. Martin said it's important the recount is done by hand so as to ensure that hackers haven't tampered with the machines and the results. At a news conference in Milwaukee on Friday afternoon, Martin said the party acted after alerts from elections experts, who saw what they call "statistical anomalies" in Wisconsin's vote totals and discrepancies with exit poll numbers. "We are not doing this to the benefit of one candidate over the other. We're doing this for the benefit of the American public, so we can trust that our votes are counted," Martin said at the time. "I want to be clear, there is no smoking gun." The party has no evidence of hacking, and Wisconsin elections officials have told WISN 12 News that would be close to impossible. "Voting equipment is not connected to the Internet, and we emphasize that all the time, That would mean that someone would have to have physical access to the voting equipment, and more than that they would essentially have to break into a locked storage unit on the voting equipment," Haas said Wednesday. But supporters want an integrity check. "I'm here in support of fair elections, and part of fair elections is counting every vote to make sure every vote counts," the Rev. Jennifer Nordstrom said. The Green Party has raised more than $5 million toward a $7 million goal, which would also cover recounts in Pennsylvania and Michigan. President-elect Donald Trump's margin of victory was relatively small in Wisconsin, at just about 22,000 votes. Elections experts said it's unlikely the recounts will change the outcome of the election. "The Clinton Campaign is looking to capitalize on this final, desperate attempt to overturn the election results," said Republican spokesman Pat Garrett. "We will fully participate in this process to uphold the integrity of the vote and ensure our democratic process is not further abused by the Left."