election

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During the Nov. 4 election in California, an average of 8 out of every 1,000 vote-by-mail ballots were rejected by counties because they arrived too late, according to Secretary of State data.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

A vast majority of California voters cast ballots by mail, including nearly 90% in last year’s special election on Proposition 50, the state’s mid-decade redistricting measure.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

“The Postal Service has successfully delivered America’s election mail, and we are confident that we will do so again this year,” spokesperson Nikolaj Hagen said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Rival parties at previous elections offered potatoes and even small sums for votes, but nothing on the scale of this election, we were told by people who have been involved in elections over the decades.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

This argument may be particularly hard to swallow given the election of Barack Obama.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander