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Midterms: Why is California slower at counting its votes?

Why does the state take longer to count its votes?

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 2 sources•1 min read•Updated November 4, 2026, 5:20 AM UTC
Key points
  • The ruling, which comes on the eve of the midterm elections, essentially ends the Trump administration's bid to disqualify the ballots in the state.

California polls have just closed, but results will take longer to come in.

We discuss this with our guest, Guy Marzorati, political correspondent at KQED in the Bay Area.

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