EXPLAINER: Why California has so many votes left to count
2 years, 4 months ago

EXPLAINER: Why California has so many votes left to count

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California delivered Republicans the seat they needed Wednesday to take control of the U.S. House, but just how much of an edge the GOP will have in the chamber remains uncertain as the state’s seemingly drawn-out vote count continues. As of Wednesday afternoon, more than 8.8 million ballots had been processed in California — more than have been counted in either Texas or Florida, the nation’s second- and third-most populous states. The tallying itself is often fast — it’s the work that must happen ahead of time that takes a while, said Donna Johnston, the former president of the California Association of Clerks and Elections Officials. Voters could also help the process move faster — mail ballots can be counted starting 29 days before Election Day, but many people wait until the last minute to turn theirs in. California’s large number of voters and congressional districts, plus all of the options for casting ballots, can lead to more waiting than in other states, Alexander said.

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A need for speed: Several states are looking for ways to count votes faster
2 months, 2 weeks ago

A need for speed: Several states are looking for ways to count votes faster

NPR  

A need for speed: Several states are looking for ways to count votes faster toggle caption Etienne Laurent/AP In California, it took election workers more than a month to tally all the votes from last year's general election. "I think what's important to think about is the balance between how fast we get results reported out and how well voters …

US Postal Service touts timely delivery of mail ballots despite concerns from election officials
3 months, 3 weeks ago

US Postal Service touts timely delivery of mail ballots despite concerns from election officials

Associated Press  

Postal Service said Monday nearly 100% of completed mail ballots were returned to election offices within a week for this year’s presidential contest, despite hurricanes, some misdirected election mail and delivery concerns raised by state officials. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said postal workers processed more than 99 million general election ballots — making extra deliveries and collections and working to …

US Postal Service touts timely delivery of mail ballots despite concerns from election officials
3 months, 3 weeks ago

US Postal Service touts timely delivery of mail ballots despite concerns from election officials

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Postal Service said Monday nearly 100% of completed mail …

Commentary: Christmas is coming, and California is still counting ballots. Is that a problem?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Commentary: Christmas is coming, and California is still counting ballots. Is that a problem?

LA Times  

Some Californians were carving Halloween pumpkins and taking their kids trick-or-treating when they cast their ballots in this year’s election. That’s in the Central Valley’s 13th District, where, with an estimated 99% of the votes counted as of Monday afternoon, Democratic challenger Adam Gray was leading Republican Rep. John Duarte by 143 votes. L.A. County workers have been processing and …

Some California House races haven’t been decided yet. Campaigns are making sure every ballot counts
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Some California House races haven’t been decided yet. Campaigns are making sure every ballot counts

LA Times  

Election workers verify signatures on ballots at the Orange County Registrar of Voters in Santa Ana. Through the increasingly common process known as “ballot curing,” campaigns are contacting voters whose ballots were not counted because of a technicality and giving them a chance to correct their mistakes. And that’ll give Democrats nationally just a little bit of an extra advantage …

Many uncalled House races are in California. This is why it takes the state weeks to count votes
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Many uncalled House races are in California. This is why it takes the state weeks to count votes

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — One week after Election Day, control of the U.S. House rests on just over a dozen races where winners have not yet been determined. In California, almost one-third of ballots were uncounted after election night, and the state was making almost daily updates to its count through Dec. 3, a full month after Election Day. In 2015, California …

Decisive election waits for California’s results. What’s the hold-up?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Decisive election waits for California’s results. What’s the hold-up?

LA Times  

Election workers handle ballots on election night at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center in the City of Industry. It’s been nearly a week since election day, and California is still counting ballots, imposing an agonizing wait on a nation wondering who will lead the next U.S. House of Representatives. Registered voters tend to hold onto their vote-by-mail ballots …

Tracking the Status of Your Ballot in the 2024 US Presidential Election
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Tracking the Status of Your Ballot in the 2024 US Presidential Election

Hindustan Times  

The 2024 US presidential election is nearing its conclusion, with nearly 34.4 million mail-in ballots having been returned. The process of tallying these ballots takes longer and depends on the state, with final confirmation taking several weeks. However, voters can track the status of their ballots online in many states, providing a sense of reassurance and control over the voting …

Anxious L.A. voters poured out on this historic election day, even if they couldn’t sway the main event
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Anxious L.A. voters poured out on this historic election day, even if they couldn’t sway the main event

LA Times  

“Nervous.” “Emotional.” “Worried.” “Insecure.” Los Angeles-area voters were feeling much like the rest of the country as election day dawned. “That’s a hell no for me,” said Koryn Frye-Fuentes, 30, widening her eyes for emphasis as she panned Proposition 36 outside her polling place at Plummer Park in West Hollywood. Incarceration “doesn’t help people with drug addiction.” The proposition, backed …

This year’s vote count will be faster, but it still might take time to know who won
5 months ago

This year’s vote count will be faster, but it still might take time to know who won

Politico  

“It should be sooner, but also be patient,” said Barb Byrum, the Ingham County, Michigan, clerk. The lower number of mail ballots — combined with the additional four years that election officials have had to refine their vote-counting processes — should make results available faster. But the lower number of mail ballots — combined with the additional four years that …

How to vote in California’s Nov. 5 election
5 months, 3 weeks ago

How to vote in California’s Nov. 5 election

LA Times  

Voting in California has never been easier. But it’s important to know about key deadlines for registration, early voting, casting your ballot and certifying election results. Paper applications must be postmarked or submitted at a county elections office 15 days prior to the election, which is Oct. 21. Voters displaced by the wildfires can have their mail ballot sent to …

What’s on the November ballot in California?
6 months, 1 week ago

What’s on the November ballot in California?

LA Times  

While the Golden State’s Democratic leanings in the presidential contest are well known, California is home to several swing districts that make the state critical this year in determining which party controls the U.S. House of Representatives. But in California, it’s really an election month, with all 22.2 million registered voters in the state receiving mail-in ballots. Voters will also …

US judge dismisses Republican challenge over counting of post-Election Day mail ballots in Nevada
8 months, 1 week ago

US judge dismisses Republican challenge over counting of post-Election Day mail ballots in Nevada

Associated Press  

RENO, Nev. — A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by national and state Republicans that sought to bar Nevada from counting mail ballots received after Election Day. A state law passed by Democrats in 2021 allows election officials to tally ballots received by 5 p.m. on the fourth day after Election Day, as long as the envelopes …

Republicans say mail ballots arriving after Election Day in Nevada should be illegal
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Republicans say mail ballots arriving after Election Day in Nevada should be illegal

NPR  

Republicans say mail ballots arriving after Election Day in Nevada should be illegal toggle caption John Locher/AP The fight over which mail ballots should be counted during this year’s general election is already well underway. “So it's completely changed how our elections work and run.” Durmick said every county in Nevada now runs a typical in-person election and automatically sends …

Nevada can start tabulating ballots earlier on Election Day for quicker results
10 months, 1 week ago

Nevada can start tabulating ballots earlier on Election Day for quicker results

Associated Press  

RENO, Nev. — Nevada election officials can start tabulating in-person Election Day votes as they come in, rather than waiting for polls to close in an effort to get results out quicker, Democratic Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar said Wednesday. Aguilar cited state law in making the recommendation to county election officials that also include tabulating mail ballots as early …

California lawmakers vote to limit when local election officials can count ballots by hand
1 year, 6 months ago

California lawmakers vote to limit when local election officials can count ballots by hand

LA Times  

California lawmakers on Friday voted to limit when local governments can count election ballots by hand, a move aimed at a rural Northern California county that canceled its contract with Dominion Voting Systems amid unfounded allegations of fraud pushed by Republican former President Trump and his allies. County supervisors said there was a loss of public confidence in the machines …

California has made voting easier, but regular voters still skew white and old, poll finds
1 year, 7 months ago

California has made voting easier, but regular voters still skew white and old, poll finds

LA Times  

A woman puts her ballot in a drop box near the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. Just under 4 in 10 of the state’s registered voters are what Berkeley defined as regular voters — those who have cast ballots in at least five of the last seven statewide elections. The state has just under 22 million registered voters, 82.3% of the …

Lengthy vote counts frustrate, but don’t signal problems
2 years, 4 months ago

Lengthy vote counts frustrate, but don’t signal problems

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Four days after Election Day, with a bitter, high-profile race for Arizona governor still up in the air, Ohio’s secretary of state broke an unspoken protocol among top election officials. “A lot of the important work we do for elections happens after Election Day,” said Joseph Kirk, the county’s election supervisor. Former President Donald Trump said in a …

US midterm elections: Why California is still counting the votes
2 years, 4 months ago

US midterm elections: Why California is still counting the votes

Firstpost  

California’s lengthy count may be frustrating to candidates and anxious voters. But election officials say the process is designed to make it as easy as possible for people to vote and ensure every ballot is accurately counted Sacramento: California delivered Republicans the seat they needed Wednesday to take control of the US House, but just how much of an edge …

Why Arizona election results are taking days
2 years, 4 months ago

Why Arizona election results are taking days

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Polls closed three days ago in Arizona, but counting for the 2022 midterm elections continued into the weekend as officials tallied votes cast in Maricopa County and across the state in races including Senate and governor. Officials in Maricopa — the state’s most populated county, home to Phoenix — released another batch of 80,000 votes around 10 p.m. …

Nov. 10, 2022 US election coverage
2 years, 4 months ago

Nov. 10, 2022 US election coverage

CNN  

An election worker arrives with ballots Wednesday inside the Maricopa County Recorders Office in Phoenix. Here’s what you should know as the counting continues: Where things stand in Arizona and Nevada — and why it’s taking so long to count ballots: The biggest reason for the delay is the way that each state handles the ballots outside of those cast …

Why it could take weeks to get final L.A. election results. ‘We aren’t sitting on ballots’
2 years, 4 months ago

Why it could take weeks to get final L.A. election results. ‘We aren’t sitting on ballots’

LA Times  

Ballots are received, sorted and verified at the L.A. County ballot processing facility in the City of Industry, then trucked to another facility in Downey to be counted. Vote-by-mail ballots take longer to process, particularly when a massive number of them arrive all at once on election day, officials and experts said Wednesday. “We aren’t sitting on ballots,” said county …

What to know as states keep counting with key races hanging in the balance
2 years, 4 months ago

What to know as states keep counting with key races hanging in the balance

CNN  

CNN — Key races to determine control of the Senate in Arizona and Nevada have yet to be called as both states race to count hundreds of thousands of ballots that have yet to be processed. Of those ballots, about 290,000 were dropped off at vote centers on Election Day, Bill Gates, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors chairman, said …

How long will it take to know who won in U.S. midterm elections?
2 years, 4 months ago

How long will it take to know who won in U.S. midterm elections?

The Hindu  

Here is some advice for anyone following Tuesday's U. S. midterm elections: Be ready for a long night and maybe days of waiting before it's clear whether Republicans or President Joe Biden's Democrats will control Congress. But with dozens of races expected to be close and key states like Pennsylvania already warning it could take days to count every ballot, …

Nearly 46 million votes have been cast in the midterms, but it’s unclear what it means for election day
2 years, 4 months ago

Nearly 46 million votes have been cast in the midterms, but it’s unclear what it means for election day

LA Times  

James Griepsma Jr. studies his choices at a ballot marking device while voting at the office of the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022 in Norwalk. The pandemic prompted several states in 2020 to implement universal ballot delivery or change their laws to allow for early voting or voting by mail for the first time, said …

Why do election experts oppose hand-counting ballots?
2 years, 4 months ago

Why do election experts oppose hand-counting ballots?

Associated Press  

Why do election experts oppose hand-counting ballots? “Machine counting is generally twice as accurate as hand-counting and a much simpler and faster process,” said Stephen Ansolabehere, a professor of government at Harvard University who has conducted research on hand-counts. In Cobb County, Georgia, after the 2020 election, a hand tally ordered by the state for just presidential votes on about …

Mail ballot fight persists in key states, sure to slow count
2 years, 6 months ago

Mail ballot fight persists in key states, sure to slow count

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Former President Donald Trump and his allies seized on the drawn-out vote processing and counting in Pennsylvania during the 2020 election to fuel his false claims that fraud cost him victory in the battleground state — and election officials worry that a replay could be on the horizon in November’s crucial Senate and governor’s races. Efforts since …

Mail ballot fight persists in key states, sure to slow count
2 years, 6 months ago

Mail ballot fight persists in key states, sure to slow count

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Thirty-eight 38 other states — including Republican-controlled ones such as Florida, Georgia and Texas …

Here’s why we don’t have a final count yet in L.A.’s election
2 years, 9 months ago

Here’s why we don’t have a final count yet in L.A.’s election

LA Times  

Mail-in ballots are processed at a facility in the City of Industry where they are received from the post office, opened, sorted and verified, then sent to be counted in Downey. Although it might seem like it’s taking a long time to count the ballots from Los Angeles County’s primary election 10 days ago, officials say the process is moving …

California Politics: June’s ballot is set, but will voters show up?
2 years, 11 months ago

California Politics: June’s ballot is set, but will voters show up?

LA Times  

Plans for California’s primary election are now firmly in place, as state officials certified the list of candidates for statewide, congressional and legislative races on Thursday — one of the last big steps before the first of more than 22 million ballots are mailed to voters no later than early May. While 10 of the candidates who were listed on …

California to mail every voter a ballot in future elections
3 years, 6 months ago

California to mail every voter a ballot in future elections

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Every registered California voter will get a ballot mailed to them in future elections under a bill signed Monday by Democratic Gov. Democrat-led states are pushing legislation aimed at expanding voting access while many Republican-led states are trying to tighten it amid baseless accusations of widespread voter fraud by former President Donald Trump and other GOP leaders. …

California’s universal voting by mail becomes permanent
3 years, 6 months ago

California’s universal voting by mail becomes permanent

LA Times  

California’s pandemic-inspired move toward mailing a ballot to every registered, active voter will become a permanent part of the state’s political landscape, an embrace of an extended and flexible voting process instead of the traditional focus on a single day of voting in person. Gavin Newsom’s signature Monday on Assembly Bill 37 makes California the eighth state in the nation …

More than 9.5 million Californians have voted, a sign of hope for Newsom
3 years, 6 months ago

More than 9.5 million Californians have voted, a sign of hope for Newsom

LA Times  

Of the 9.5 million Californians who have already returned ballots in the recall election, more than half were registered Democrats, a positive sign for Gov. The data from the L.A.-based firm, which uses government and commercial data to analyze the electorate, include mail-in ballot tallies for all 58 counties and voter figures from polling places in about 15 counties, including …

California Senate votes to mail ballots in all elections
3 years, 6 months ago

California Senate votes to mail ballots in all elections

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Democrats advanced a major overhaul to California’s elections on Thursday, voting to make sure all active registered voters will get a ballot in the mail at least 29 days before every election — even if they didn’t ask for one. Sen. Andreas Borgeas, a Republican from Fresno, said he received two ballots for the recall election in …

FACT FOCUS: A false narrative of 74K extra votes in Arizona
3 years, 8 months ago

FACT FOCUS: A false narrative of 74K extra votes in Arizona

Associated Press  

Cyber Ninjas, the cybersecurity consulting firm hired by Arizona Senate Republicans to oversee a partisan review of the 2020 election, on Thursday pushed a false narrative that Maricopa County received thousands of mail-in ballots that had no record of being sent out to voters. There’s not proper things there, but I think when we’ve got 74,000, it merits knocking on …

FACT FOCUS: A false narrative of 74K extra votes in Arizona
3 years, 8 months ago

FACT FOCUS: A false narrative of 74K extra votes in Arizona

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Cyber Ninjas, the cybersecurity consulting firm hired by Arizona Senate …

Slow US election count mostly for good reasons | EXPLAINER
4 years, 4 months ago

Slow US election count mostly for good reasons | EXPLAINER

India TV News  

The slow pace of this year's US election count is fueling a lot of criticism, but it's mostly a reflection of laudable things: greater voter enthusiasm and steps that states took to protect their residents from coronavirus. States such as Florida and North Carolina learned from experience and allowed election officials to process mail ballots in the weeks leading up …

EXPLAINER: Why ballot-counting in Nevada is dragging on
4 years, 4 months ago

EXPLAINER: Why ballot-counting in Nevada is dragging on

Associated Press  

CARSON CITY, Nev. — The pace of vote-counting in Nevada is being criticized for taking too long and it’s even become fodder for online jokes. “It’s been a different year for us,” said Deanna Spikula, registrar of voters in Washoe County, the state’s second-largest county that includes Reno. The Nevada Secretary of State’s Office said Friday night that statewide about …

One-by-one: So Why is the US Vote Count Taking So Long?
4 years, 4 months ago

One-by-one: So Why is the US Vote Count Taking So Long?

News 18  

A slow grind of ballot counting has held the United States and the world in suspense since Tuesday’s presidential election. In preparation for the mail-in surge, a number of states stretched out the time after the November 3 election day that mailed ballots could be received. Then the ballots have to be removed from the envelopes, and in many states, …

Support growing to mail all ballots in California elections
4 years, 4 months ago

Support growing to mail all ballots in California elections

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When Henry Brown got his ballot in the mail last month, the 74-year-old California musician didn’t agonize over his decision. Toni Atkins, president pro tempore of the California Senate, said the election made it “crystal clear” that “providing every voter with the ability to choose whether to vote from home or in person should be California’s new …

Fact check: False election claims from Trump and his allies broken down
4 years, 4 months ago

Fact check: False election claims from Trump and his allies broken down

CNN  

Washington CNN — On Twitter and on television, President Donald Trump and his allies continued Thursday to bombard Americans with false claims about the presidential election – baselessly asserting for the second day in a row that Democrats were attempting to steal the election from Trump. Ballots accepted after Election Day Trump tweeted, “ANY VOTE THAT CAME IN AFTER ELECTION …

Election officials scramble to count ballots in key states
4 years, 4 months ago

Election officials scramble to count ballots in key states

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Election officials in several key states furiously counted ballots Wednesday …

EXPLAINER: A long night, or more, before president is known
4 years, 4 months ago

EXPLAINER: A long night, or more, before president is known

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Americans won’t know the winner of the 2020 U.S. presidential election until well into Wednesday — if not beyond that. In North Carolina, beginning five weeks before the election, county boards insert approved ballots into a voting machine, allowing for a prompt tabulation on Election Day. But other states such as Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, all with Republican-led …

Why Vote Counting In Pennsylvania And Michigan Takes So Long
4 years, 4 months ago

Why Vote Counting In Pennsylvania And Michigan Takes So Long

NPR  

Why Vote Counting In Pennsylvania And Michigan Takes So Long Enlarge this image toggle caption Elaine Cromie/Getty Images Elaine Cromie/Getty Images Election Day itself went off far more smoothly than many election officials would have predicted seven months ago, as the pandemic took hold in the middle of primary season. Sponsor Message In most states, election officials could start the …

AP Explains: The election result may be delayed. That's OK.
4 years, 4 months ago

AP Explains: The election result may be delayed. That's OK.

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Without a head start, there's virtually no way to process and count all the …

AP Explains: The election result may be delayed. That’s OK.
4 years, 4 months ago

AP Explains: The election result may be delayed. That’s OK.

Associated Press  

We may not know who won the presidential election on Tuesday night. Without a head start, there’s virtually no way to process and count all the mail votes on Election Day, while also counting all the in-person votes. Results in those two states on election night could give hints about what lies ahead in the critical Rust Belt states that …

What you should know about how and when California counts ballots
4 years, 4 months ago

What you should know about how and when California counts ballots

LA Times  

A voter hands her ballot to an election official at a drive-through ballot dropoff at the Registrar of Voters Office in Riverside. The task facing election officials in California’s 58 counties is daunting: Collect, verify and count the votes on as many as 22 million ballots; don’t start counting until the polls close at 8 p.m. on Tuesday; and quench …

Moving toward record turnout, 11.2 million Californians have already voted
4 years, 4 months ago

Moving toward record turnout, 11.2 million Californians have already voted

LA Times  

More than half of California’s registered voters have already cast their ballot on the eve of election day, according to an established vote-tracking company. Of the 22 million registered voters this year, 11.2 million — or 51% — had returned their ballots as of 8 a.m. Monday morning, Political Data Inc. reported. “It’s undeniable, absolutely factual, 100% we’re going to …

When will you know if Biden or Trump wins? Look to these battleground states
4 years, 4 months ago

When will you know if Biden or Trump wins? Look to these battleground states

LA Times  

An election worker loads ballots into a scanning machine at the Miami-Dade County Board of Elections on Monday in Doral, Fla. A record number of Americans — more than 59 million — had returned absentee ballots for the general election as of Sunday, after states expanded mail voting in an attempt to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. After thousands …

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