California's 36-Day Ballot Count: ID Gap or Just Scale?
One side says missing voter ID turns results into a month-long slog. The other calls it normal logistics in a massive mail-in state.
California took 36 days to finish counting 2024 ballots while smaller places wrapped faster. Critics tie the delay to no voter ID and loose mail rules; defenders blame sheer volume and say fraud claims lack proof.
Why these scores — Real accounts on both sides drove the numbers with specific examples rather than bots. The core dispute over ID versus logistics holds up under basic checks.
Thirty-six days to call a winner in America's biggest state looks less like careful process and more like a system built to move slow.
Side A points to Colombia's quick certified results after requiring ID at every step. They argue California's refusal to check citizenship or ID on mail ballots creates the exact lag that fuels distrust.
Side B counters that population size plus heavy mail-in volume explains the timeline, not fraud. They note similar extended counts happen in other large states without ID and see no evidence of widespread abuse.
Colombia shows strict ID and citizenship checks produce certified results in days. California's lack of those rules drags counts out for weeks and invites doubt.
- @berniemoreno✓ verified“Colombia proves citizenship and ID deliver fast results; California lacks ID and takes weeks.”
Big states with heavy mail voting simply need more time. No voter ID is standard practice and the extended count reflects volume, not manipulation.
- @jsolomonReports✓ verified“Slow counts reflect large state logistics, not fraud; mail-in and no ID are standard.”