. >> reporter: when she receives a letter from the secretary of state, shannon boucher says she wille workers recount roughly 40,000 votes in the mayor's race. these are votes cast in precincts on election day, not the mail-in ballot. why the move?

. >> reporter: when she receives a letter from the secretary of state, shannon boucher says she will have workers recount roughly 40,000 votes in the mayor's race. these are votes cast in precincts on election day, not the mail-in ballot. why the move? for transparency reasons. especially since the i.t. at the registrar quit on the eve of election day, and the perceived slowness of the vote count. >> we've always been transparent, and we will continue to be. >> reporter: the mayoral candidates found out about the plan from nbc bay area. >> we've heard people say many, many saying i want to make sure my vote counts. and i think right now just because there is rumors or some suspicion or some kind of a cloud around what has happened here, it's important to people on an individual basis to know that their vote counted. >> reporter: the registrar says it will invite the public to witness the recount. dave cortese told me he does not believe the recount will change the outcome of this race. i heard back from sam liccardo about 15 minutes ago. he told me he supports anything that will incr