Mailed votes don’t cause California’s slow count. A glut of ballots does

Mailed votes don’t cause California’s slow count. A glut of ballots does

Guest Commentary written by Eric McGhee Eric McGhee is policy director and senior fellow at Public Policy Institute of California Mindy Romero Mindy Romero is director of the Center for Inclusive Democracy at USC Price School In recent years, California’s ballot counting has been the slowest in the country.   With control of Congress sometimes hanging in the balance, California’s slow count has led to frustration and even unsubstantiated accus…