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Clerk says June primary nearly complete; county cannot certify results until June 25 under new state timeline
Summary
Danielle Sexton, Inyo County Clerk/Recorder, reported the June primary went smoothly and that state law (AB 827) requires a 22‑day period for challenged mail ballots, which prevents certification until June 25; she said about 16 ballots remained outstanding with signature issues.
Danielle Sexton, Inyo County Clerk/Recorder and Registrar of Voters, told the board on June 9 that the county's June primary proceeded smoothly with strong volunteer turnout and robust operations at in‑person voting centers. Sexton said the county conducted signature confirmation work and had about 56 provisionally problematic mail ballots initially; after follow‑up phone and mail contact the number of ballots pending signature verification had fallen to roughly 16.
Sexton explained that under AB 827 the county must wait 22 days after a regularly scheduled election before certifying results when mailed ballots are challenged for signature issues. She said that requirement means Inyo County will not be able to certify until June 25 and expected to return to the board on June 30 with the final certified results for local contests (District 3 continues to a November runoff).
She also noted that the county will hold a public audit hand‑tally of a randomly selected precinct on Thursday to confirm tabulation results and that overall turnout in Inyo County was just over 55%, one of the higher turnout rates reported among California counties for this primary.
Sexton answered board questions about signature‑challenge procedures and the county's outreach to impacted voters to obtain valid signatures for inclusion in the count.
