§ 22-16-113 — Recount deposit; expense of recount

(a) An affidavit requesting a recount must be accompanied
by the following deposit:
(i) If the difference in number of votes cast as
calculated pursuant to W.S. 22-16-109(b) is one percent (1%) or
greater but less than five percent (5%), five hundred dollars
($500.00);
(ii) If the difference in number of votes cast as
calculated pursuant to W.S. 22-16-109(b) is five percent (5%) or
greater, three thousand dollars ($3,000.00).
(b) If the recount shows sufficient error to change the
result of the election, the county in which the recount is taken
shall pay expenses of the recount and the deposit shall be
returned. Otherwise the applicant or applicants seeking the
recount shall be liable for the actual cost of conducting the
recount up to a maximum of the amount deposited under subsection
(a) of this section, per county recounted. Every county clerk
shall issue a complete accounting of all costs of the recount to
the candidate requesting the recount, and shall refund any
surplus to the candidate.
(c) If the recount is initiated by the county canvassing
board or required by W.S. 22-16-109(b), the cost of the recount
shall be paid by the county in which the recount is taken
regardless of the result of the recount.