Updated Cost Estimate for Manual Recount 06/20/26
June 2, 2026 Statewide Direct Primary Election
Supervisor District 5
| Task--one time |
Number of Staff |
Salary/Benefits per hour |
Time in hours |
1x Cost |
| Notices/Letters/Meetings (Registrar) |
1 |
$159.98 |
2.67 |
$427.14 |
| Cost Analysis/Meetings (Assistant ROV) |
1 |
$118.09 |
9.67 |
$1,141.91 |
| Cost Analysis (Admin Services Associate) |
1 |
$84.76 |
1 |
$84.76 |
| Report Analysis/Meetings (Tech Specialist III) |
1 |
$101.72 |
4.67 |
$475.02 |
| Report Analysis/Meetings (Tech Specialist II) |
1 |
$83.70 |
2.5 |
$209.24 |
| Assemble Counting Board (Elections Tech II) |
1 |
$58.01 |
1.83 |
$106.15 |
| TOTAL 1x |
|
|
|
$2,444.22 |
| Task--multiple days |
Number of Staff |
Salary/Benefits per hour |
Time in hours |
Cost per day |
| *Recount Supervisor (Assistant ROV) |
1 |
$118.09 |
3 |
$354.26 |
| *Counting Board Supervisor (Elections Tech II) |
1 |
$58.01 |
6 |
$348.04 |
| *Prepare Lists/Tally Sheets (Tech Specialist III) |
1 |
$101.72 |
1 |
$101.72 |
| Pull/Reshelve Ballots (Senior Program Coordinator) |
1 |
$72.16 |
1 |
$72.16 |
| Counting Board |
Number of Members |
Salary/Benefits per hr per member |
Time in hours |
Cost per day |
| *Pursuant to Elections Code sec. 15625 |
8 (4 per board x 2) |
$41.00 |
6 |
$1,968.03 |
| Day 1 |
Amount |
Admin Overhead = 22.06% |
Cost 1x |
| 1x costs |
$2,444.22 |
$539.20 |
$2,983.42 |
| Prepare Lists/Tally Sheets/New Reports (7.5 hours) |
$762.88 |
$168.29 |
$931.17 |
| Prepare Lists/Tally Sheets/New Reports (5.5 hours) |
$460.34 |
$101.55 |
$561.89 |
| Meeting/Meeting with County Counsel (1.5 hour) |
$239.97 |
$52.94 |
$292.90 |
| County Counsel (0.5 hour) |
$87.75 |
$19.36 |
$107.10 |
| Recount Supervisor (4 hours) |
$472.35 |
$104.20 |
$576.55 |
| 2 Counting Board (0.33 hour) |
$108.24 |
$23.88 |
$132.12 |
| Printing Cost (plus tax) |
$65.99 |
|
$65.99 |
| TOTAL Day 1 |
|
|
$5,651.14 |
| Day 2 |
Cost per day |
Admin Overhead = 22.06% |
Day 2 Cost |
Day 1&2 cost |
| Day 2 - Produce Report for New Request |
$1,348.67 |
$297.52 |
$1,646.18 |
$7,297.32 |
| Days 3-5 |
Cost per day |
Admin Overhead = 22.06% |
Cost per day + Overhead |
3-day cost |
| Includes only the daily costs |
$2,772.05 |
$611.51 |
$3,383.56 |
$10,150.69 |
| WEEK ONE TOTAL COST (5 DAYS) |
|
|
|
$17,448.01 |
| Day 6 until finish |
Cost per day |
Admin Overhead = 22.06% |
Cost per day + Overhead |
Total |
| Includes only the daily costs |
$2,772.05 |
$611.51 |
$3,383.56 |
|
| TOTAL Per Day |
|
|
$3,383.56 |
|
| 8-Day total |
|
|
|
$27,068.52 |
| Grand Total for 2 boards for 11 days starting on Wednesday, 7/15/2026 |
|
|
|
$44,516.53 |
* Indicates who are included in the daily cost
Notes: One board can count approximately 150 ballots per hour or 900 ballots per day. There are about 20,000 ballots to count.
It will take 2 boards approximately 11 days to count all the ballots.
Costs will increase if county counsel services are required, or additional documents are reviewed.
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Page last updated on July 15, 2026.
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