§ 26 O.S. § 26-8-117Expenses of recount

Deposits accompanying petitions shall be used by the appropriate
election board to defray the actual expenses of a recount. Expenses
shall include mileage and salaries of the county election board
members, which shall be made on a per diem basis at the same rate as
for normal compensation; salaries for counters deemed necessary by
the secretary of the board to conduct an expedient and accurate
recount; the expense of service of process; court reporter fees and
transcript expense; travel reimbursement for the court reporter and
the presiding judge; mileage and per diem of witnesses; and for all
other actual and necessary expenses. The balance, if any, shall be
returned to the contestant. In the event the contestant is
successful in the recount, the deposit shall be returned to the
contestant, and the expense of the recount shall be borne by the
county or state, as the case may be. Provided, no portion of a
deposit required by paragraph 6 of subsection A of Section 8-111 of
this title shall be refundable unless the contestant is successful
in the recount in changing the outcome of the election.