California primary vote count could take days or even weeks — Here’s why
Summary
California voters cast their ballots on Election Day, but the final results for races across the state may take days or weeks to be announced. This delay happens because mail-in ballots are accepted if they are postmarked by Election Day and arrive up to two weeks later.Key Facts
- Election Day in California is on a Tuesday.
- Mail-in ballots must be postmarked by Election Day to count.
- Mail-in ballots can arrive up to June 9 and still be counted.
- This means election officials continue counting ballots for several days after Election Day.
- The process applies to races throughout the state.
- Voters can also return ballots in person before or on Election Day.
- The late arrival of mail-in ballots can slow the vote counting process.
- Final race results may take a long time because of these rules.
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