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 WillisonNov 7, 2024
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!
Show threadChris Amico

@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.

Nov 7, 2024 at 8:15pmWeb