Sacramento, California (KTXL) – As some Democratic state leaders pushed for the early removal of Governor Gavin Newsom (Gavin Newsom), some election officials expressed opposition.

The California Association of Clerks and Electoral Officials is worried that elections held before this fall may make them scrambling.

Tuesday is the deadline for county election officials to estimate the cost of a possible recall election. In less than a week’s notice, the Treasury Department set a deadline so that counties can get reimbursement through this year’s state budget.

Some electoral leaders hope this is the only reason to expedite the request.

Donna Johnston, president of CACEO, said: “The Ministry of Finance has made this request to us in advance.” “We hope this is from a budget perspective, not from an early election perspective.”

Johnston said that there is still a lot of work to be done to prepare for the recall election.

“We initially planned to do something in November-if the recall can pass,” she explained. “I think it will be problematic to push it until August.”

She said that counties are now working to coordinate voting centers and must take time to ensure that there is an interpreter and that ballots can be printed and sent.

Johnston said: “We have a requirement to provide votes for military personnel and overseas voters within a specific time frame.” “In order to meet these 45-day/60-day schedules, we must have enough time to do what we need to do. In order to achieve accurate elections.”

Election officials said that if the recall requires the same COVID-19 guidelines, it could cost about $400 million, making it one of the most expensive elections in state history.

But because California will remove statewide restrictions in about two weeks, Johnston said the state has not yet provided guidance for election agreements after June 15.

Johnston said: “This time is the biggest unknown. This is difficult for counties to estimate because we don’t know whether we will comply with the COVID agreement.” “This is one of the biggest problems. We know this will be a full pass. Election by mail voting. There are too many unknowns at this point.”

Johnston said the CACEO is in contact with the counties and may then request an extension of the deadline on Tuesday.