Thursday was an historic day in Wisconsin as the presidential election recount began statewide.
In some places, tabulators are counting each vote by hand. However, Outagamie County is one of just 13 counties across the state that chose to recount votes using only optical scan machines.
Outagamie County decided to use only machines because it's more accurate, according to County Clerk Lori O'Bright.
"The number of candidates, a machine counting that versus human beings, you are going to have less errors with machines than you are hand-tabulating," she explained.
Even with expert testimony that Wisconsin voting machines could have been hacked, county clerks say they take precautions.
"They are tested prior to the election in a public test, an open public test," said O'Bright.
In Outagamie County, the tabulators for the election recount have experience as current or former municipal clerks, or chief election inspectors.
"They know the election material, they know how to handle that election material, and what they're looking for," O'Bright explained.
Today, Governor Walker weighed in on the recount, criticizing its possible motives.
"This is nothing more than a fundraising scheme for the Green Party," he said.
The estimated cost for the recount effort in Outagamie County is just over $144,000.
The deadline to finish the recount is December 12th.
AND EVEN WITH EXPERT TESTIMONY THAT VOTING MACHINES COULD HAVE BEEN HACKED...COUNTY CLERKS SAY THEY TAKE PRECAUTIONS.
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LORI O'BRIGHT, OUTAGAMIE COUNTY CLERK, "THEY ARE TESTED PRIOR TO ELECTION IN A PUBLIC TEST, OPEN PUBLIC TEST."
