California’s notoriously slow ballot count persists despite attempts to fix the problem, leaving key races in the Tuesday primary uncalled and unleashing a new round of baseless conspiracy theories.
Officials knew before the election that they would be accused of vote-rigging, as they have in past cycles in which Republicans lost ground as late ballots were counted. Last year, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed bills aimed at a faster count. Last month, he urged election authorities to process ballots quickly.
