The Donald Trump campaign has requested a partial recount in Wisconsin, where President Donald Trump lost to President-elect Joe Biden by more than 20,000 votes.

The Trump campaign has paid $3 million to the Wisconsin Election Commission, reported NBC News, for what can only be called a long shot bid to overturn the results of the state.

The Trump campaign, issuing a statement, said it was asking for recounts in Milwaukee and Dane Counties, mostly Democratic areas where Biden defeated Trump by large margins. Biden captured more than 75% of the vote in Dane and more than 69% of the vote in Milwaukee.

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“These two counties were selected because they are the locations of the worst irregularities,” the campaign said in a release, charging that they were areas where there were “illegally altered absentee ballots, illegally issued absentee ballots, and illegal advice given by government officials allowing Wisconsin’s Voter ID laws to be circumvented,” the statement said.

The state election officials have denied any wrongdoings in the state. The recount has to be completed ahead of the state’s December 1 certification deadline.

Milwaukee County officials said they are “very well prepared” for a recount and are in communication with municipal clerks, have reserved a large space for social distancing, and have a schedule in place.

Officials estimate that some municipalities will complete counts within one day, while the city of Milwaukee should complete its count within six days.