Ohio Recount In Early December

From MSNBC:

"Once the Ohio vote is certified, which I'm told could happen as early as next week, the Green/Libertarian group will have five days to file a formal application for statewide recount. In addition, the group must then deposit $10 for every precinct to be recounted.

Based on the number of precincts in Ohio, a statewide recount will cost the Green/Libertarian group about $110,000. However, the group expects to raise that money 'rather easily' within the next few days.

Once the recount application has been filed, the recount itself must begin within 10 days. So, expect to see the formal recount kick-off in early December...

Pre-recount, here is where the Ohio vote total stands:

President Bush (Republican Party) 2,796,147
John Kerry (Democratic Party) 2,659,664
Badnarik (Libertarian) 14,331
Peroutka (Constitutional) 11,614

I wonder if the recount will include inspection of the logs from the Windows PCs used to tabulate paperless electronic votes, and I wonder if these logs have been safely secured since election day? More likely, they have already been destroyed or overwritten.

See Keith Olbermann for updates on this.