The Monterey Herald offers Delayed Ballots Spur Inquiry, which begins:

Monterey County’s first mail-ballot election may turn into a legal quagmire.
Registrar of Voters Tony Anchundo said Monday he will ask the Monterey County district attorney and the U.S. attorney general to investigate how an unknown number of ballots did not reach their destination in Castroville until after the election was over.
“Something just doesn’t smell good,” Anchundo said.