CA Democrats want election results faster, but say any solution hurts voters

Want Faster Election Results? CA Democrats Won’t Clamp Down on Late Voters

California's glacial pace of counting primary votes has again generated conspiracy theories, as well as serious calls for reform.

CA Democrats want election results faster, but say any solution hurts voters

A ballot processor organizes mail-in ballots at the Sacramento County Voter Registration and Elections office in Sacramento on June 2, 2026. Photo by Fred Greaves for CalMatters California’s slow vote count garnered national attention in the days following the June 2 primary — raising familiar questions about what can be done to speed up the tally. And while both state Democrats and Republicans say they would like results to be finalized faster…