06/09/2026
Of course!
According to the Associated Press, California law practically mandates a drawn-out count. Ballots are mailed to every eligible voter, and the state has permissive rules for returning them. They will be counted if they are postmarked by Election Day and arrive at an election office within seven days.
Only after the polls have closed and most of the country has gone to sleep can local election workers start processing the late-arriving mail ballots and then start to tabulate them. https://abc7news.com/post/californias-slow-ballot-count-makes-target-critics-doesnt-mean-elections-are-rigged/19235410/
