“It involves surging workers to these election centers so you don’t just have empty places, nothing happening,” Hilton said. “People working around the clock to make this happen. I’m proposing a regional surge team for every area where the counties don’t have the resources.”<\/p>\n
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office pushed back in a statement, saying, “It’s concerning that a candidate for Governor doesn’t know the Governor has nothing to do with counting ballots.”<\/p>\n
Local election officials also disputed Hilton’s characterization of the process. Jim Irizarry, San Mateo County’s assistant chief elections officer, said staffing is already in place and working continuously.<\/p>\n
“Well, that’s not correct,” Irizarry said of Hilton’s claim that there are election centers with nothing happening. “Here in San Mateo County, we have two crews working full-time here to actually process all of the ballots that we have. In California, we’re governed under the ‘California Voters Choice Act,’ which provides a 30-day certification process to ensure that every vote that is cast is counted. So it’s very inclusionary. It’s safe and secure, and it takes time.”<\/p>\n
Inside the elections office, ABC7 Eyewitness News saw workers processing ballots, including conducting what officials call a “1% dice roll” to determine which votes will be manually double-checked Monday, a step designed to ensure accuracy in the count. Officials say crews are working overtime, around the clock.<\/p>\n
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