カリフォルニア州では選挙日から1週間以上が経過してもなお、数百万通の郵便投票の処理が続いており、一部の選挙戦で結果が未定のままとなっている。トランプ大統領はこの遅延を不正の兆候だと指摘しているが、地元の選挙管理当局は、このスケジュールは通常通りであると説明している。
AP通信によると、秋の市長選では現職のカレン・バス市長に対し、ロサンゼルス市議会議員のニティア・ラマン氏が挑むこととなる。選挙当日に投函された郵便投票が処理の滞留を生んでおり、選挙専門家はこれを「」と呼んでいる。
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Vote tallies in California's gubernatorial primary and Los Angeles mayoral race remained incomplete nearly 48 hours after polls closed on Tuesday. President Donald Trump accused Democrats of stealing the elections through delayed counting. Incumbent Mayor Karen Bass leads the mayoral contest and has secured a runoff spot.
The Department of Justice has opened investigations into potential election fraud in California as officials continue counting ballots from this week’s primary elections.
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Vote counting continued Wednesday in California's gubernatorial primary, leaving the top two candidates undecided more than 24 hours after polls closed. Republican Steve Hilton held a narrow lead over Democrat Xavier Becerra, with Democrat Tom Steyer in third place.
Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is withdrawing from a May 13 candidate forum with just over two weeks remaining before the primary election.
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Republicans are showing stronger early turnout than Democrats in California's June 2 primary. More than 900,000 ballots have been returned statewide as of mid-May.
A Wisconsin appeals court has upheld the conviction of former Milwaukee Election Commission Deputy Director Kimberly D. Zapata for sending fake absentee ballots to a state legislator in 2022. The court affirmed her guilt on three counts of election fraud and one count of misconduct in public office. Zapata was sentenced to fines and probation.
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Protests outside a Seoul vote-counting facility entered their fifth day Tuesday over ballot shortages that disrupted last week's local elections, as a court ordered evidence preservation and the new assembly speaker pledged a swift parliamentary response.