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What’s Taking So Long to Count California Ballots?

Other states with vote-by-mail manage to count much more quickly.

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Election workers processing ballots for the California state primary at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center on Friday in City of Industry, Calif.
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Nithya Raman Overtakes Spencer Pratt in Race for L.A. Mayor

Nithya Raman pulled into second place in the race to see who will face Mayor Karen Bass in November. There are more votes to be counted.

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Nithya Raman campaigns in downtown Los Angeles ahead of the mayoral primary last month.
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