FILE - San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo, second from right, talks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, July 12, 2021. Nearly two months after the election, a recount settled the outcome in a Northern California U.S. House primary race, breaking a mathematically improbable tie for second place but leaving questions about why the vote-counting took so long. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
FILE - Then-State Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, speaks at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., on Aug. 28, 2012. Nearly two months after the election, a recount settled the outcome in a Northern California U.S. House primary race, breaking a mathematically improbable tie for second place but leaving questions about why the vote-counting took so long. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
FILE - Assemblyman Evan Low, D-Campbell, watches the debate over a bill during the Assembly session on Aug. 31, 2018, in Sacramento, Calif. Nearly two months after the election, a recount settled the outcome in a Northern California U.S. House primary race, breaking a mathematically improbable tie for second place but leaving questions about why the vote-counting took so long. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)