Breaking: newly tabulated Merced Co. ballots cut #CA13 Rep. John Duarte's (R) lead from 1,564 votes to just *227* votes. This is going down to the wire, and an Adam Gray (D) win would cost the GOP another House seat.
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They take forever to count those mail in & then there’s so many ballots that need to be cured or it won’t get counted & often doesn’t - I wish more people would vote in person-they have early voting now so there should be fewer people doing mail in
CA can postmark their ballot on election day, does not have to be received by then (unlike PA and other states that invalidate mail in ballots whenever possible--seriously!). CA tries to make voting easy!
Estimated remaining ballots in each county and Gray % in late ballots:
San Joaquin: 833 (49.5%)
Stanislaus: 1,489 (55.9%)
Merced: 3,182 (54.4%)
Fresno: 437 (46.1%)
Madera: 428 (43.0%)
If the last votes come in at those percentages, Gray would win by a little over 100 votes.
Merced Co. estimates another 3,182 ballots left to tabulate, and if they break like the last batch did, Gray (D) would take the lead. Also several thousand votes left to count across Stanislaus, San Joaquin, Madera and Fresno parts of #CA13 that could tip the balance.
If U’ve been paying attention to politics before 2016, you’d know CA has ALWAYS takes time to count votes, allowing voters to “cure” ballots (eg signature mismatch).
Official results are verified by CA Sec of State on 12/13 (Electors meet in Capitals all across US on 12/17/24, incl in Sacramento).
Many mail ballots are initially left uncounted because minor voter errors, often associated with security measures that are designed to verify a voter's identity. There’s a process in place to help voters fix their mail ballots if they do make a mistake. It's known as ballot curing.
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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/house-results
San Joaquin: 833 (49.5%)
Stanislaus: 1,489 (55.9%)
Merced: 3,182 (54.4%)
Fresno: 437 (46.1%)
Madera: 428 (43.0%)
If the last votes come in at those percentages, Gray would win by a little over 100 votes.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/11/18/whats-taking-california-so-long-to-count-its-ballots-from-election-day/
Official results are verified by CA Sec of State on 12/13 (Electors meet in Capitals all across US on 12/17/24, incl in Sacramento).
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Please please please