Vote-counting in CA

[LiberalFighter]

12. It would be wrong for counties to determine on their own whether uncounted votes matter.

Maybe if it was a local election. But not when the overall and district votes are determining factors. A county is either part of or a portion of a congressional district. Only if a congressional district is comprised of a complete county and no other county would that be a possibility. Even then it is important to make this count as accurate as possible as delegates are apportioned based on actual election results that are calculated to 3 decimals.

If all 58 counties were to say their numbers were good enough without counting each eligible ballot it could change the outcome by one or more delegates.

In CD46 there is a current difference of 454 votes. CD50 has a difference of 1,472 votes. CD2 has a difference of 350 votes.

What I find concerning are the counties that have very few outstanding ballots that have apparently not completed the process. If they are under the assumption they don't need to do anything because there are so few outstanding ballots they are mistaken.

You would think an election board would know how to handle elections because they do them all the time but the problem is that they only do this particular type once every four years. Who knows what type of turnover they have in their office due to elections that replace the county supervisor. A larger county might have numerous staff members that have the experience because they have a larger staff. Smaller counties might be a different issue.