Nearly 150,000 mail ballots rejected in California primary

Nearly 150,000 mail-in ballots were rejected during California's June primary election, representing a sharp increase from previous primaries. Reports cite USPS reliability concerns and ballot processing issues as contributing factors.

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Nearly 150,000 mail ballots rejected in California’s primary

stream:bsky-jetstreamother67d ago wire ×4 kagi ↗

07/24/26 Nearly 150,000 California voters’ mail-in ballots were rejected for the state’s June primary, a spike from recent elections even as the state tries to make voting easier to boost participation and by counting every ballot. www.ms.now/news/califor... Late-arriving ballots are the main reason for the rejection increase, data shows. Postal Service changes might affect timing of when postmark

"Nearly 150,000 mail ballots rejected in California’s primary despite efforts to count every vote" The AP headline's headline should read (since it's largely what's in the story): "California mail vot

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"Nearly 150,000 mail ballots rejected in California’s primary despite efforts to count every vote" The AP headline's headline should read (since it's largely what's in the story): "California mail voting rules worked, 150K ballots rejected" Trump objections have always been "votes come in late and still count, anyone can send in a ballot" etc. The article makes it clear California is preventing th

California rejected almost 150K mail-in primary ballots

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California rejected nearly 150,000 mail-in ballots during its June primary, the highest total in recent election cycles, as a surge in late-postmarked ballots sparked concerns about changes to U.S. Postal Service processing. According to data from the California Secretary of State’s office, 148,241 mail ballots — or 1.73 percent of all mailed ballots cast —...