SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento County voters are still waiting to hear the results of some of the biggest races.
Meanwhile, the Sacramento County Voter Registration and Elections Office says it's processing ballots as quickly as it can.
"Hundreds of thousands of ballots still left to process. As of the end of election night, the last release of results we are sitting at about 35% voter turnout, but that's really only inclusive of early voting and the people that voted in person," said Janna Haynes, spokesperson for the Sacramento County Voter Registration & Elections.
The ballots left to count include those dropped off at drop boxes Tuesday night and from mail coming in. The Sacramento County Voter Registration and Elections says they'll see close to an 80% voter turnout once all is said and done.
From now on, results will be released Fridays and Tuesdays until they certify.
"We don't call races. We only show results, so candidates and measures and propositions, the people that run those races often will make their own determination, kind of based on math — how many voters there may be in those districts — but we, as the registrar's office, we never call races," Haynes said.
The Elections Office has 29 days to certify, and they plan to use that time to ensure accuracy.
Sean Riley, an election worker who worked until 2 a.m. and had to be back by 8:30 a.m., says the goal is efficiency.
"Because it's very crucial, we don't want to get them mixed up, and if someone calls in and is looking for their ballots, we need to store them in the right place so we can find them pretty easy," Riley said.
The biggest question now is from voters questioning where their ballot is.
Haynes says, if you mailed it in, it's likely they haven't received it yet. Once the ballot goes through their machine, and the signature check and verification, the BallotTrax system will alert you once you sign up.
