A hand recount for the abortion amendment vote in Kansas will be conducted. Nine counties will be recounted, which include Lyon, Sedgwick, Shawnee, Thomas, Johnson, Douglas, Jefferson, Harvey, and Crawford. The recount will have to be completed by Wednesday, Aug. 17.
According to the Kansas Secretary of State's Office, abortion opponents provided $119,664 Monday to cover the cost of the recount. The money is used as a bond and returned if the recount changes the outcome of the vote. A crowdfunding page for the recount is still collecting funds, as of Monday only a fraction of the total has been raised.
