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Eight days after its primary election, California officials are still counting ballots.<\/p>\n

That in itself isn\u2019t a big deal \u2014 many states give election officials more than a week to tally votes, and California\u2019s sheer size makes a fast turnaround especially unlikely.<\/p>\n

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But the lag in calling some of the state\u2019s most high-profile races has captured national attention. Social media has exploded with misleading or false posts claiming Democrats are cheating \u2014 that\u2019s despite the primary success of a Republican at the top of the ballot, gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton. President Donald Trump and other national Republicans have also made unfounded allegations of fraud.<\/p>\n

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Election security expert David Becker breaks down why California\u2019s ballot count takes so long, and why claims of fraud don\u2019t hold up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":625,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-626","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nWhy Is California Still Counting Votes? 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