California Ballots Rejected Due to Postmark Delays | Irvine News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Irvine News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews California’s June primary saw nearly 150,000 mail-in ballots rejected—mostly for arriving too late—sparking alarm as the state pushes to expand voting access. Despite policies allowing ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted up to seven days later, delays in U.S. Postal Service processing are causing postmarks to fall short, rendering ballots invalid. Voters follow instructions, only to have their votes tossed, fueling criticism of slow counting and systemic flaws. Experts are investigating whether centralized mail hubs, now farther from origin points, are delaying postmarks—and urging voters to mail ballots early to avoid being disenfranchised. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/5a478e7e1d77b082