The New Mexico State Canvassing Board ordered a recount for the tied House District 37 race in Dona Ana County but the funds to cover the cost of the recount have not yet been granted.

Republican incumbent Terry McMillan and Democratic opponent Joanne Ferrary both received exactly 6,247 votes for the House District 37 seat, leading to the recount.

The exact cost of the recount will not be known until after the recount is complete, but Dona Ana County Clerk Lynn Ellins said it will likely take three to four days from start to finish.

The county will hire six poll workers earning $8 an hour and a presiding judge earning $10 an hour for the recount.

The state will reimburse the county but for now it doesn't know where that money is coming from.

The state has a $1.2 millionbudget shortfall for the general election and was denied the funds from the State Board of Finance in September.

A spokesperson for the Secretary of State's Office told KFOX14 it will put in a supplemental appropriations request to the state legislature to make up for the general election budget shortfall but there are two options for the recount that have not been decided on yet.

The Secretary of State's Office will either request the money from the Board of Finance or request a special appropriations fund from the state Legislature.

Ellins said the recount process will be more difficult than usual because this is the first year the county used voting convenience centers, which allowed voters to cast their ballots anywhere in the county.

Instead of poll workers just going through the votes from the precincts within District 37, they will need to go through every single ballot box.

"We have 66 ballot boxes to go through," Ellins said. "It makes it more difficult when you have a recount. There's no question about it."

Ferrary told KFOX14 she feels the recount is delaying preparation for the upcoming 60-day legislative session.

"A lot of bills to get prepared and to make a difference, so that work needs to start now," Ferrary said. "We're kind of behind the 8-ball."

If the recount shows an even divide again, the winner will be decided in a game of chance.

The recount will be held Dec. 4.