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California mail ballot rejections hit record high in June primary

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California experienced a record high of nearly 150,000 mail-in ballots rejected during its June primary election. The primary reason for these rejections was ballots arriving too late, with a significant portion also being postmarked after Election Day. Experts and voting advocates are concerned about potential impacts from recent changes within the U.S. Postal Service that may affect postmark dates and mail processing times, especially given the state's efforts to increase voter participation. AI

RANK_REASON Significant increase in rejected ballots due to policy and operational changes impacting voting. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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California mail ballot rejections hit record high in June primary

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · The Associated Press, MIchael R. Blood ·

    Nearly 150,000 California mail ballots rejected in June primary, a record high thanks to late-arriving ballots

    Experts point to USPS postmark changes as a possible cause for the ponderously slow vote counts and even missing or late-arriving ballots.

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