Santa Clara County Seeks State Review Of Election Results After IT Manager Abruptly Resigns

SAN JOSE (CBS SF) -- [UPDATE 11/14/14: Joseph Le tells why he quit in exclusive KPIX interview]

The Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters said Friday she is asking for the Secretary of State to conduct a review of Tuesday's election results after an IT worker in the office abruptly resigned on the eve of the election.

Joseph Le quite his post as IT Manager on Monday, according to Registrar of Voters Shannon Bushey.

• Cortese Not Ready To Concede In San Jose Mayoral Race Despite Opponent's Claim To Victory
• Ro Khanna Concedes To Rep. Mike Honda After Lengthy Battle For House Seat

Bushey called for a state-led investigation to assure residents they can be confident in Tuesday's election results, she said.

"We have been proactively reviewing our processes and systems and are confident that everything is in order," Bushey said in a statement. "But, it is not enough for us to be confident, the public needs to know whether this personnel matter has impacted the integrity of the county's election process."

Bushey said her office has not commented on Le's resignation because state law prohibits the disclosure of personnel information. But, she said "rumors and speculation abound" about the incident.

The Registrar's Office is on pace to complete the count of vote-by-mail ballots this weekend, Bushey said.

An estimated 150,000 ballots were dropped off at the polling places on Election Day. Of those, roughly half have been counted, and Bushey said she expects the remaining votes to be tallied by Sunday evening.

© Copyright 2014 by CBS San Francisco and Bay City News Service. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.