Virginia: Norfolk Treasurer signature count taking time

Petitioners have handed in about 5400 signatures calling for the recall trial of Treasurer Anthony Burfoot on charges of taking kickbacks and bribes when he was a councilman (he was indicted in January) . However the registrar is not even half way through the count. 5000 signatures were handed in on March 31 and 400 on April 22. Usually, there is a requirement that this gets done in a much shorter timeframe (30 days is a regular deadline). Petitioners need 4352 valids.