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California Lawmaker Warns Faster Vote Count Would Disenfranchise Voters

Assemblymember Gail Pellerin pushes back on criticisms of the California's vote-counting process, arguing it is working exactly as it should. 
A white woman wearing a black jacket and grey shirt looks at a woman wearing a red jacket that has her back turned to the camera.
Assemblymember Gail Pellerin (left), a Santa Cruz Democrat, convenes with legislators during a session at the state Capitol in Sacramento on Jan. 19, 2023.  (Rahul Lal/CalMatters)

The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide whether states can count mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day. The decision could dramatically reshape how elections are administered in California and nationwide. Meanwhile, California’s slow vote-counting process continues to draw national criticism. Marisa is joined by Assemblymember Gail Pellerin, who spent nearly three decades as Santa Cruz County’s chief election official.

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