""They hold the elections open for weeks after election day," House Speaker Mike Johnson said recently, falsely suggesting that chicanery cost the GOP three House seats in California in 2024. "It looks on its face to be fraudulent.""
"There is no rampant cheating or election fraud in California. Period. Full stop."
"Still, those sorts of phony statements have deeply diminished faith in our elections and our increasingly rickety democracy."
"We need to stop explaining why it's taking so long and start figuring out how to..."
California's election ballot counting process can take weeks, which is a result of efforts to encourage voter participation. While the state ranks high in election accessibility, the delay has led to unfounded claims of fraud, particularly from Republican figures. These claims have negatively impacted public trust in elections. Kim Alexander suggests that it is possible to maintain California's voter-friendly system while also speeding up the ballot tabulation process to address these concerns.
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