Updated Thursday 4:55 pm…
With all countywide votes in the hopper, it remains tied. The “final,” same as yesterday:
CITY OF CHULA VISTA CITY COUNCIL
STEVE PADILLA 18450 50.00 %
JOHN McCANN 18450 50.00 %
I’ve asked the Registrar of Voters (ROV) for some clarity:
- What’s the recount process, if one is pursued?
- One or the other candidate can pay for one?
- They can agree to share in the cost?
- If no recount, it goes to a coin toss or other “game of chance,” administered by Chula Vista (per state elections code)?
Derrick Roach has been following the process closely. “We have to get through the reconciliation process first,” he said, “where the Registrar audits each precinct to verify ballots were counted correctly. ROV states the vote count could change by a couple votes during this process.”
Some answers (Friday 8:15 am):
If there is no longer a tie after the reconciliation process, a candidate may request and pay for a recount. Only the trailing candidate would have an interest in doing so, of course.
Actually, any individual or group may pay for the recount process, it’s not limited to candidates.
The recount process may also be paid in pieces, with certain areas requested to be counted. Whoever is covering the cost may not be interested in paying for the entire city (in this case), especially if they see no vote changes in the areas requested along the way.
If a tie still exists following reconciliation, either candidate may ask for a recount, with the requesting candidate covering the costs. Or the two candidates could agree to share in the cost.
A real scenario could have one candidate willing to chance a coin toss, while the other wants a recount and thus has to pay solely for that cost.
What fun!
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Updated Wednesday 5 pm…
CITY OF CHULA VISTA CITY COUNCIL
STEVE PADILLA 18450 50.00 %
JOHN McCANN 18450 50.00 %
Approximately 100 ballots left to tally, countywide.
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Prior post (Tuesday)…
No words are needed for a graphic like that.
The Friday update had John McCann leading Steve Padilla in the race for Chula Vista City Council by 46 votes. By many accounts, the votes in the city had all been tallied, but about 7,500 remained county-wide. Now, with 1,000 left throughout the county, Padilla only trails McCann by one vote.
That means 189 votes were added to the Chula Vista total, with Padilla getting 117.
How many of those remaining ballots are in the city? A couple of candidates would like to know.
This now seems to be far from over.