Paying For The Recount

The gambling counselor-turned-foe who requested the recount of Kanawha County's recent table games election has asked for more time to review the resulting bill, The Charleston Gazette reports.

Mia Moran-Cooper has been charged $5,496.29 after "30 county officials and poll workers spent about three hours recounting ballots in 44 of the county’s 175 precincts," the article said.

"County Commission President Kent Carper told Moran-Cooper the bill would be due at time of receipt," the Gazette reports. "Moran-Cooper said she wants more time to look at the bill and make sure the charges make sense."

The Charleston Daily Mail reported earlier that the bill from the recount was lower than expected.