{"id":349894,"date":"2026-06-06T00:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T23:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-is-ca-counting-election-votes-so-slowly-cnn-finds-out\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T00:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T23:00:06","slug":"why-is-ca-counting-election-votes-so-slowly-cnn-finds-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-is-ca-counting-election-votes-so-slowly-cnn-finds-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is CA counting election votes so slowly? CNN finds out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/EzhB6PiFLe8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why is CA counting election votes so slowly? CNN finds out\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EzhB6PiFLe8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump claimed Thursday, without evidence, that the slow pace of the count from Tuesday\u2019s California primary was a sign of Democratic \u201crigging the election.\u201d Several key races in the state have not been called, and California has long had a reputation for being slow to report the results. This is, in part, because a significant number of the total votes come in as mail ballots that are dropped off Election Day, according to the California Voter Foundation, a nonprofit organization that seeks to improve the election process.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier Friday, First Assistant US Attorney Bill Essayli \u2014 a Trump appointee who leads the Los Angeles-based US Attorney\u2019s office \u2014 said his office had \u201cmultiple election fraud investigations underway\u201d in a social media post that bashed California\u2019s election system.<\/p>\n<p>0:00 Trump claims, without evidence, Democrats are &quot;rigging&quot; CA elections<br \/>\n0:22 Right-wing media baselessly claim fraud in California vote counting<br \/>\n1:04 Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) points to CNN&#8217;s explainer on vote counting process<br \/>\n1:38 Dana Bash and &quot;Inside Politics&quot; panel discuss the California vote count<br \/>\n4:42 Steve Hilton, Republican candidate for CA governor, complains about slow counting<br \/>\n5:33 CNN&#8217;s Elex Michaelson speaks with First Assistant US Attorney Bill Essayli<\/p>\n<p>Watch more CNN here: https:\/\/cnn.it\/4kh5RPe<\/p>\n<p>#California #PrimaryElection #News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump claimed Thursday, without evidence, that the slow pace of the count from Tuesday\u2019s California primary was a sign of Democratic \u201crigging the election.\u201d Several key races in the state have not been called, and California has long had a reputation for being slow to report the results. 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