Simon WillisonNov 7, 2024

A thing I have learned about voting in US elections in California is that you should do vote by mail, but be sure to return the ballot before 1st November

If you instead of drop off your pre-filled ballot on 5th of November it doesn't get counted for several more days (still waiting here)

Show threadSimon Willison
This is particularly frustrating when one of your hyper-local elections only attracts a few thousand votes total and two of the candidates are within 100 votes of each other!
Nov 7, 2024 at 8:02pmWeb
Show threadSimon WillisonNov 8, 2024
Got counted!
Show threadSimon WillisonNov 13, 2024
Wow, it looks like San Mateo County only continues counting votes on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays - could be a couple of more weeks before all of our local elections are 100% decided! https://smcacre.gov/elections/november-5-2024-election-results
November 5, 2024 Election Results

November 5, 2024 Presidential General Election

San Mateo County Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder & Elections - ACRE
Show threadDan LykeNov 13, 2024
@simon here in Sonoma we get updates Tuesday and Thursday. Waiting with bated breath on one particular race that's turning into a real nail biter.
Show threadSam SolomonNov 13, 2024
@simon I'm guessing they count at least 5 days a week but in order to publish reports they probably need to go though some procedure that isn't negligible, so they only report every other day to have more time for counting.
Show threadChris AmicoNov 7, 2024

@simon It's shocking how slow California has gotten at counting votes. I remember watching real-time results come in for Santa Cruz city council back in 2002ish.

I know some of this is waiting on the mail, but it's still wild how long it takes, especially in smaller electorates.

Show threadDaniel JackowayNov 7, 2024
@simon This means you have key information that no one else has! go nuts on Polymarket 😝