David Cobb (2004 Green Party presidential nominee) and Michael Badnarik (2004 Libertarian presidential nominee) filed for a recount of Ohio’s presidential vote last year. Although a recount was done, it appears to have been done improperly. Cobb and the Kerry-Edwards Campaign filed a lawsuit to have it done properly. On May 10, the federal judge hearing the case transferred it from the southern district courthouse in Columbus, to the northern district courthouse in Toledo.

In the meantime, HB 3 is moving forward in the Ohio legislature. It would raise the fee for a recount from $10 per precinct to $50 per precinct. The bill, which does many other things as well, passed the House Elections Committee on May 11.