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 volume of ballots counties will receive. In the 2024 general election, for instance, mail ballots accounted for a little more than 80% of the 16.1 million ballots cast that November. Typically, county election officials first process ballots received before Election Day as they roll in and post those results quickly.

California's governor's race is tightening as many Democratic voters appear to be waiting until the final hours to cast their ballots.

With a glut of mail-in ballots and cushy timeline for counties to process them, learning who wins California races can be quite the waiting game.

With a glut of mail-in ballots and cushy timeline for counties to process them, learning who wins California races can be quite the waiting game.

Experts say deluge of last-minute absentee ballots and notoriously slow system could delay results in tightest races

With slow-counting mail ballots still to come...

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…