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This column was reported for Political Breakdown, a bi-monthly newsletter offering analysis and context on Bay Area and California political news. Click here to subscribe.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Gov. Gavin Newsom to election officials in California\u2019s 58 counties this week with a simple request: count votes faster.<\/p>\n

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Newsom and state lawmakers have spent years building a vote-by-mail system that maximizes convenience and accessibility for California voters. The tradeoff: a longer vote count that President Donald Trump and Republicans have seized on to spread false claims of voter fraud.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must acknowledge that the longer the voting count takes, the more mis- and disinformation spreads,\u201d Newsom wrote. \u201cThat means we must do all that we can to tabulate votes quickly and accurately. Time is of the essence in preventing election lies from taking hold.\u201d<\/p>\n

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