Marin County will begin a public hand-count audit of election ballots at 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 16, at the Marin Civic Center in San Rafael.
The audit checks the accuracy of machine-tabulated results. It is separate from processing outstanding ballots, which could change the standings in close contests.
San Rafael’s District 3 City Council race was separated by 35 votes in the Nov. 9 count, the Marin Independent Journal reported. Daryoush Davidi led Robert Sandoval with 50.39% of the vote. Updated figures are available through Marin County’s unofficial election results.
The county estimated that 41,670 ballots remained uncounted countywide as of Nov. 9. That estimate does not indicate how many remaining ballots include the District 3 contest.
For the audit, election staff will randomly select batches and count at least 1% of tabulated ballots by hand, according to the county’s announcement.
Observers can attend at the Elections Department in Suite 121, 3501 Civic Center Drive. After the opening session, the tally will continue weekdays between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. until completed.
Voters notified of a missing or mismatched ballot-envelope signature must return their correction form by 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25. Instructions and the form are available through the county’s November election signature notice.
The county’s results reporting schedule lists updates for Nov. 11, 13, 17, 20 and 25, posted no later than 5 p.m.
The county says the election will be certified no later than Dec. 3.
