Trump and GOP criticize the long wait, but an onslaught of late mail ballots takes time.
Trump and GOP criticize the long wait, but an onslaught of late mail ballots takes time
Published
June 9, 2026 6:00AM (EDT)
Election workers process ballots at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center on June 05, 2026. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access.
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