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Why It Takes So Much Time To Count Votes In California
Chava Sanchez/ LAist
It's going to be a minute (or days or weeks) before we know all the winners of today's Primary Election.
In the meantime, you might hear the Golden State derided by national media outlets for being “slow” to count votes. Stay strong. We've got your response:
"But that's a feature, not a bug!"
BUT FIRST, YOUR VOTE IS GOING ON A JOURNEY:
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