Think as part of the rebuilding of democracy in America we should dispatch them some Returning Officers from North Eastern Labour seats that have 40k paper ballots counted in 70 minutes or so.
In Britain, a country with a population nearly twice that of California, elections are resolved in under 18 hours with a very low rate of fraud and no gerrymandering
John C
Always odd to see non-Californians talking shit on California's self-governance.
1) There are a ton of California voters
2) We actually try to make voting both convenient and accessible, because we want wide-spread participation in democracy
3) The safeguards that ensure an accurate count take time
Marina Hyde on top form this morning.
Call me cynical, but nothing says “I was waiting to see if I was offered defence secretary” like waiting the best part of six hours after your boss has quit to resign.
This is one of those things that is so damning you sort of have to hope that it's *not* true:
Ody
Tim Bale
Stephen Bush
Stephen Bush
always odd to see any liberal defending california's incredibly slow vote counting. these days it is the equivalent of saying in the middle of a duel "i would like to get out a different weapon. now - you gotta promise you're going to give me time to do this, and not attack me, ok. be a solid dude"
Introduced the kids to HeroQuest. Rite of passage for all of us.
