Elections officials across California are working to count almost 90,000 ballots and resolve issues with nearly 100,000 others by Dec. 3, the deadline for counties to report results of the presidential election to Secretary of State Shirley Weber’s office.
Delays with California’s vote counting process are attributed to a reliance on mail-in ballots, which take longer to verify than in-person votes, according to elections officials. Every registered California voter received a ballot that could be returned by mail, at official drop boxes, or at polling places.
Officials verify mail-in ballots returned by voters by comparing signatures on ballots with those on voter registration files….