STEVE HILTON UNVEILS EMERGENCY ELECTION COUNT ACCELERATOR PLAN
Calls on Newsom to End California’s Election Shambles and Deliver Final Results by June 11
SAN MATEO, CA — Steve Hilton today unveiled his Emergency Election Count Accelerator Plan, calling on Governor Gavin Newsom to immediately mobilize state resources to bring California’s election counting chaos to a swift conclusion and deliver complete, verified election results by 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 11.
California is the laughing stock of America when it comes to counting votes. In the home of Silicon Valley, government officials need a month to count fewer than 10 million ballots. India counts more than 600 million in one day.
“Another election. Another failure,” Hilton said. “California can put satellites into space, build world-changing technology, and power the global economy, but somehow, the government can’t tell voters who won an election without making them wait weeks. We can’t go on like this.”
Hilton’s proposal calls on Governor Newsom to immediately establish an Emergency Election Count Accelerator Corps by temporarily assigning available state employees from nonessential administrative positions to county election offices facing significant ballot-processing backlogs.
Under the proposal, personnel would work under the supervision of local election officials and assist with ballot processing, administrative review, data entry, ballot preparation, and other support functions permitted by existing law.
The plan also creates regional election surge teams that can be rapidly deployed to counties with the largest backlogs and establishes an Election Count Accelerator Fund to reimburse counties for overtime, expanded shifts, weekend operations, and other temporary costs incurred to accelerate ballot processing.
Importantly, the proposal does not change election laws, security procedures, or vote-counting standards. Every legal ballot would still be counted in accordance with existing law and under the authority of local election officials.
“This is not about counting fewer ballots or lowering standards. It’s about basic governing competence,” Hilton said. “The people running California have conditioned voters to accept failure as normal. They waste billions on projects that never get built. They spend billions on homelessness while the problem worsens. And now they expect Californians to accept waiting a month for election results as if that’s normal, too. It isn’t.”
Hilton noted that California routinely mobilizes personnel and resources during wildfires, floods, and other emergencies. Election offices facing massive ballot-processing backlogs should receive the same level of support as well.
The goal is simple: count every legal ballot, preserve election integrity, and deliver timely election results that voters can trust.
“Californians deserve elections that are secure, transparent, and timely,” Hilton said. “If Governor Newsom is serious about restoring confidence in our elections, he should stop making excuses and deploy resources. Let’s get this done and give Californians the results they deserve.”