The Guardian · California · Original story
California could be forced to wait for results thanks to slow vote-counting system
Experts say deluge of last-minute absentee ballots and notoriously slow system could delay results in tightest races
Midterm primaries – live results and updates
California’s primary elections, including its fiercely fought gubernatorial contest, will be at the mercy of a notoriously slow vote-counting system after the polls close on Tuesday, and it could be days or even weeks before the outcomes of the tightest races become clear.
Voting experts expect the state’s 58 county elections offices to be deluged with last-minute absentee ballots, as they have been in the last few election cycles, and spend weeks undertaking a painstaking ballot-by-ballot verification process.
Continue reading...
Andrew Gumbel in Los Angeles · Tue, Jun 2, 2026, 3:00 PM
California | The Guardian
Experts say deluge of last-minute absentee ballots and notoriously slow system could delay results in tightest races
California’s primary elections, including its fiercely fought gubernatorial contest, will be at the mercy of a notoriously slow vote-counting system after the polls close on Tuesday, and it could be days or even weeks before the outcomes of the tightest races become clear.
Voting experts expect the state’s 58 county elections offices to be deluged with last-minute absentee ballots, as they have been in the last few election cycles, and spend weeks undertaking a painstaking ballot-by-ballot verification process.
Continue reading...This page shows an excerpt; reporting belongs to the original publisher. Some images or embeds may be omitted compared with the live article.
← More stories · Front page
