Californians have been here before: The polls close and one candidate appears to be out of the running — only to see their fortunes shift as more mail-in ballots are counted. It's happening in the ...

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Other states with vote-by-mail manage to count much more quickly. By Maia Spoto California’s election process is notoriously time-consuming, in part because of the state’s reliance on mail-in voting, ...

When elections happen in the United States, winners are often projected on election night or by the next morning. That is not always the case in California. Voters across the state cast ballots on ...

Austin Turner is a web producer at CBS News Los Angeles. An Inland Empire native, Austin earned a degree in journalism from San Jose State University in 2020. Before joining CBS News in 2025, he ...

State election officials are expected to learn sometime on Thursday exactly how many votes still need to be counted in the California primary election, as well as how long the process could take.

Counting ballots in California is a complex and lengthy undertaking. In Los Angeles, the choreographed process includes canines, humans and machines. By Orlando Mayorquín Reporting from the ballot ...

Imagine an election system that verified voters at a location close to where they lived, deposited their completed ballots in a locked and secured container, and transported that container to a secure ...

While Tuesday marks Election Day in California, the results for races across the state may not come in for days, or even weeks. In the Golden State, mail-in ballots are valid so long as they are ...

Though California voters are heading to the polls tonight, they may not know the results of several key primary races for days – a fact that has people across the political spectrum raising concerns. ...

California’s elections are never quite over on Election Day, and this year is no different. The state’s big population and its universal vote-by-mail system add to the time it takes to count the large ...

The 2026 California primary election is here, but how long will it take until we know who advances to the general election? Voters across California will cast their ballots in federal races and major ...