Vote-by-mail ballot envelopes are checked to ensure they’re signed and the signature matches the signature on file. If a voter’s signature is missing or does not match the signature on file, California law requires elections officials to notify that voter and give them an opportunity to fix the problem, which can also delay the process.
This isn’t unusual or unexpected, as the nation’s most populous state is consistently among the slowest to report all its election results. Compare it to a state like Florida, the third-largest, which finished counting its votes four days after Election Day.
A California high school teacher was placed on administrative leave after he unleashed a fiery rant in the classroom about President-elect Trump's election win.
A group campaigning for California to leave the United States and become a separate nation said a second Donald Trump administration could launch "an attack on everything California cares about," as it demanded a referendum on independence for the Golden State.
Nine of the 16 races that will determine which party controls the House of Representatives are in California. No state takes longer to tally votes.
George Whitesides, the former NASA chief of staff, defeated Representative Mike Garcia, a Republican, flipping a hotly contested seat in the northern suburbs of Los Angeles.
Donald Trump’s win challenges the state’s progressive policies on climate, immigration, abortion and LGBTQ rights. Meanwhile, Gavin Newsom may benefit politically.
Gov. Newsom is in Washington, D.C. this week to seek more protections for California policies before the Trump administration takes over.
Donald Trump significantly outperformed his 2020 and 2016 presidential election performances in the state of California on Tuesday, while progressives were unseated as mayor of San Francisco and Los Angeles County district attorney.
Only private property owners or authorized campaign staff are allowed to remove political signs in California. According to California Business and Professions Code 5405.3, political campaign signs must be removed within 10 days after Election Day.