{"id":413490,"date":"2026-07-27T05:17:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T05:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/413490\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T05:17:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T05:17:22","slug":"letters-to-the-editor-there-are-good-reasons-for-why-california-vote-counting-takes-so-long-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/413490\/","title":{"rendered":"Letters to the Editor: There are good reasons for why California vote-counting takes so long"},"content":{"rendered":"

To the editor: In response to the letter writer who questions election integrity in California by comparing the speed of election results when he was “a kid” to today’s slower results, I offer an answer (“Letters to the Editor: Trump’s repeated lies about our elections show a lack of respect for us,”<\/a> July 18).<\/p>\n

I don’t know how old the letter writer is, but let’s assume he is talking about 50 years ago, around the 1976 election. There were very few<\/a> mail-in ballots then, whereas in the most recent elections, an overwhelming percentage<\/a> of California ballots were submitted by mail or in drop boxes. These ballots, under current law<\/a>, cannot be counted until polls close on election day.<\/p>\n

Further, in the 1976 presidential election, nearly 8 million<\/a> Californians voted; in the 2024 presidential election, 16 million<\/a> Californians voted. I acknowledge that technology has improved over these 50 years, but with the advent of mail-in ballots, whose convenience so many of us appreciate, also comes the greater task of certifying individual ballots. It requires close inspection by human beings, a time-consuming task, but one that is necessary to ensure the validity of all votes.<\/p>\n

Mort Tuchin, Poway, Calif.<\/p>\n

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