California Uncounted

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By county

Prop 40, county by county

Yes minus No, in points: blue counties lean Yes, red lean No. Live snapshot from the Secretary of State, refreshed automatically.^[1]

Statewide

Counted vs. outstanding

What happens now

California certifies for weeks after election day. Here’s what’s still in motion.^[2]

Counties keep counting daily. Late vote-by-mail postmarked by election day is accepted through November 10, and registrars process provisional and conditional ballots alongside it.
Signature cures close November 25. 0 ballots statewide are held for a voter to confirm a missing or mismatched signature before they can be counted.
Certification runs into December. Counties certify their canvass by December 3; the Secretary of State certifies the statewide results by December 11.

What’s what

Categories used by the California Secretary of State in its Unprocessed Ballots Status report.^[2]

Vote-by-mail: Ballots mailed to voters that have been returned but not yet processed. Typically the largest share of uncounted ballots in California in any given election.
Provisional: Issued at polling places when eligibility can't be confirmed on the spot. Counted after registration is verified.
Conditional: Same-day registration ballots — voters who register at the polls and cast a ballot in the same visit. Counted once the registration is processed.
Other: Damaged ballots being reconstructed, ballots requiring signature verification, and other miscellaneous categories that vary by county.

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