The inexcusable incompetence of California’s glacial vote count
California's primary elections have faced significant delays in vote counting, with only 58% of votes tallied 13 hours after polls closed. This slow pace has drawn comparisons to other states, which have managed to count over 90% of their votes in a similar timeframe. Critics argue that California's voting process undermines public trust and highlights broader issues of governance in the state.
- ▪As of 9 a.m. PDT, California has counted about 58% of the total votes cast in the primary elections.
- ▪In contrast, states like Iowa and New Jersey have counted more than 90% of their votes within the same period.
- ▪California's reliance on mail-in ballots and delayed counting processes has led to prolonged election results, often taking weeks or months.
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California’s primary elections were on Tuesday, yet we will not truly know the results for several weeks, because California’s incompetence in every area of governance extends to elections. As of 9 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time, 13 hours after polls closed Tuesday night, California has counted about 58% of the total votes cast. For comparison, in that same time frame, Iowa, Montana, and South Dakota have counted more than 95% of the votes cast, and New Jersey has counted more than 90%. You can quibble that those states had a head start of a few hours over California, but it’s irrelevant; California won’t have counted more than 95% of the votes by the end of this week.
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