NBC: ‘Late-Arriving’ Mail-In Votes in LA Could Pour In For Days
Republicans have surged in the race for California governor and Los Angeles mayor, and overperformed in almost every area of the state.
NBC News chief data analyst Steve Kornacki broke down the vote tallies from California and warned viewers that it may take days to weeks for the elections to be officially certified. “Remember, the final piece of the puzzle that we won’t know tonight, right, is the late arriving vote by mail,” Kornacki began.
“And we’re talking about probably like a third of the vote in Los Angeles. We’re probably not going to be getting until tomorrow and maybe days to come after tomorrow,” Kornacki added.
Now, NBC News is warning that ballots may pour in for weeks
And there’s indications,” Kornacki said. “And there’s certainly a ton of precedent here, that that late arriving vote by mail is going to be significantly more Democratic friendly than all of the other vote, meaning that would be good news for Bass,” Kornacki continued.
“That would be good news for Raman. If she’s going to come out of tonight behind Pratt,” he added.
Kornacki continued, “It’s a huge if, but if she’s going to come out of tonight behind Pratt — well, it’s not a huge if at this point — she would then have an opportunity if she’s close enough to catch him with that. But that is a 25,000 vote pad there. Eight percentage points that Pratt has managed to build.”
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“The mail can still come in after Election Day
Separately, a new lawsuit filed against California Secretary of State Shirley Weber is reigniting concerns about election integrity in the nation’s largest state.
The lawsuit claims that California has failed to remove approximately 873,092 inactive voter registrations despite legal requirements mandating voter roll maintenance.
According to the lawsuit, federal law requires states to remove certain inactive voter registrations after voters fail to participate in multiple consecutive federal election cycles and fail to respond to address verification notices.
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Court filings claim that more than 873,000 voter registrations have remained on the rolls despite being inactive through at least three consecutive federal elections.
Even more concerning, according to the lawsuit, over 151,000 registrations allegedly remained active after four consecutive election cycles without participation.
California currently has well over 23 million registered voters, making it the largest voter registration system in the country.
The plaintiffs are alleging that hundreds of thousands of inactive voter registrations remain on California’s voter rolls in violation of federal law
The lawsuit is not the first time California’s voter rolls have come under scrutiny.
Plaintiffs argue that despite those previous efforts, issues with maintaining voter rolls persist across much of the state.
According to the complaint, 20 California counties reportedly removed 50 or fewer inactive registrations over a recent period, despite significant population shifts and census data showing substantial migration out of California.
The plaintiffs allege California has not properly enforced those requirements
California officials, however, have consistently maintained that the state’s election system is secure and employs multiple safeguards designed to prevent illegal voting.
It also comes during a politically charged election season in California, where voters are already heading to the polls for key primary contests.
