Myers writes: "More than 2.5 million ballots were left uncounted on election day across California, a process that could take several days or longer and leave close races in limbo."
L.A. officials sort uncounted ballots from the Los Angeles primary election. (photo: Genaro Molina/LA Times)
11 June 16
ore than 2.5 million ballots were left uncounted on election day across California, a process that could take several days or longer and leave close races in limbo.
Secretary of State Alex Padilla posted a report late Thursday on unprocessed ballots. Most of that total -- about 1.8 million -- were mailed to voters but returned only on Tuesday.
Six million ballots have already been counted from the statewide primary. The uncounted tally would push total voter turnout to about 8.5 million, or around 47% of all registered voters.
Los Angeles County had more unprocessed ballots than anywhere, about 616,000. San Diego County reported 285,000 uncounted ballots.
A portion of the unprocessed total are provisional ballots -- designated for voters whose registration status can't be immediately verified on election day. If a provisional ballot is later found to have been cast mistakenly, it may not be counted.
