The recount is expected to wrap up this week.
Ballots are gathered for a recount in the Congressional District 16 race, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters in San Jose, Calif. With the recount for California’s Congressional District 16 race in full swing, preliminary results show Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian leading Assemblymember Evan Low by one vote.
Santa Clara County said late Monday afternoon that it had finished counting in 196 precincts, but did not update the preliminary results initially released Friday. Critics of Liccardo have accused him of orchestrating the recount due to his political connection with Padilla — a charge Liccardo’s campaign has denied.by Santa Clara County Government Attorneys Association President Max Zarzana alleged the former mayor tried to skirt campaign contributions and colluded with the Super PAC. Zarzana called it a “scheme” for the congressional candidate to “avoid a three-way race in the November general election.
An additional 24 votes might be up for grabs after Padilla’s attorneys last week challenged a slew of ballots that were excluded from the original vote tally. Another 16 votes were cast by voters who also failed to check the U.S. citizenship box on their conditional registration form, but signed the line saying they swear they are a citizen and at least 18 years of age under penalty of perjury. Alvarez argues the check box is “duplicative” so those ballots shouldn’t be rejected.
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