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Here's why counting votes in California is taking so long

Election results are still trickling in for primary races across California, including in Los Angeles, where incumbent Mayor Karen Bass is up against reality-star-turned challenger Spencer Pratt to lead the city.

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What happened Election results are still trickling in for primary races across California, including in Los Angeles, where incumbent Mayor Karen Bass is up against reality-star-turned challenger Spencer Pratt to lead the city.
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CenterHere's why counting votes in California is taking so long

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Right / center-rightCalifornia Doesn’t Have A Voting System, It Has A Fraud Reward System

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AllSidesNews report · Jun 5, 6:09 PM

Here's why counting votes in California is taking so long

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Election results are still trickling in for primary races across California, including in Los Angeles, where incumbent Mayor Karen Bass is up against reality-star-turned challenger Spencer...

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The Daily WireNews report · Jun 5, 4:40 PM

California Doesn’t Have A Voting System, It Has A Fraud Reward System

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Something strange happened overnight in Los Angeles, and the internet noticed. Karen Bass and Nithya Raman each saw their vote totals surge by over 10,000 votes while the sun was down and p...

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Score hidden until the match is cleanerNeeds review confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsNeeds review · outlier detectedFormats: News report

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