There is no excuse for California to be this bad at running elections, writes ZacharyFaria. The state has all the resources it could ask for, and it remains the laughingstock of the nation, while its slow count helps sow distrust in election procedures.
The Golden State is the opposite of the gold standard on just about every issue, from poverty to homelessness to energy policy, and election procedures are at the top of the list. According to the New York Times, there are 31 House races where no winner has been determined. Of those 31, more than half are in California.The state is not even close to determining who the winner is in those races. Just one of those 16 races has had more than 60% of the votes counted.
Florida, with a population of over 21 million people in two different time zones, is able to count all of its votes within hours of the polls closing. California has 39 million people, sure, but that doesn’t justify taking nearly a month to count votes. California does not even have all of the votes that have been cast: Mail-in ballots can arrive as late as Nov. 15, whereas in Florida, mail-in ballots are only counted if they are received by Election Day.
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