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So what makes it take so long? Is everything on one ballot and therefore the number of propositions and such like affect it?
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Replying to @gsnedders
One reason is that vote by mail ballots need to be postmarked on or before election day and received by Monday following

Nov 13, 2016 · 2:31 AM UTC

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Replying to @davidbaron
It just seems odd to me, as someone where the final results are normally declared ~6 hours after polling stations close.
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That just a journalistic estimate of final results. Official results in the US take a month or so.
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Replying to @davidbaron @gsnedders
Also processing of provisional ballots (where whether voter was allowed to vote unclear on election day)
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The official description of the issues is vote.sos.ca.gov/unprocessed-…
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Replying to @davidbaron
(I mean, mail ballots are required to be received on or by the day of the election, which mostly solves that problem.)