Kapanke also says that a voter arrived at the polls "only to discover that someone else had signed the poll book in the spot next to the elector’s name." The petition did not say where that happened or whether the voter was able to cast a ballot.
Kapanke’s campaign said in a statement Tuesday that he decided to request a recount because the results were so close. A campaign front man said Wednesday there would be no additional statements issued until the recount is complete.
Shilling, who was re-elected Tuesday as her party’s leader in the Senate, issued a statement saying the vote total did not change during the canvass process and she is focused on "moving Wisconsin forward."
Local elections officials will begin recounting more than 89,000 ballots on Monday. Clerks in Crawford, La Crosse, Monroe and Vernon counties estimate it will take two to six days to complete.
About 70 percent of the votes were cast in La Crosse County, and more than a third were absentee ballots, which take more time to process as poll workers must check the names on the envelopes against voter rolls.
County Clerk Ginny Dankmeyer estimates it will cost the county at least $10,000.