California’s still-unsettled election results are the consequence of the state’s vote-by-mail system, according to election law expert Hans von Spakovsky, who said the process can keep ballots moving through verification and counting for days and even weeks after Election Day.The Golden State is continuing to count ballots cast in its June 2 primary elections, a process that has extended beyond Election Day due to the state's election laws, administrative procedures, and vote-counting policies, said von Spakovsky.The delay is not the result of an isolated incident or unexpected complication but stems from the structure of its electoral system before final results can be certified. "There are four reasons why California takes so long," von Spakovsky, senior legal fellow at Advancing American Freedom, told Fox News Digital on Friday.
"First of all, it's almost entirely a mail election now."The Los Angeles mayoral race has captured the nation's attention as Republican-aligned candidate Spencer Pratt awaits a tally determining if he or Democrat-aligned Nithya Raman will advance to the runoff election in November against incumbent Democrat Karen Bass.While former Health and Human Services secretary under the Biden administration, Xavier Becerra, Republican Steve Hilton and Democrat Tom Steyer are still duking it out for the top two spots in the state's jungle primary process ahead of the general election in November. LA TIMES EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBER DEFENDS CALIFORNIA'S SLOW VOTING PROCESS AS 'ELECTION INTEGRITY' IN ACTIONA ballot box sits outside Contra Costa County's elections office in Martinez, Calif., on May 27, 2026.
June 2 is the last day to vote in person or return a ballot before California's statewide primary election.(Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images)Von Spakovsky identified what he said are the four causes for the delay in final tallies: mass mail voting, a seven-day post-Election Day ballot receipt window, a 22-day cure period for signature issues, and h...