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Nearly 150,000 ballots were not counted in California primaries

Most of the ballots that were rejected were for having a later date on the postmark; an increase was recorded compared to the 2024 primaries

Nearly 150000 ballots were not counted in California primaries
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News Desk Jul 27, 2026 - 05:03 UTC
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Nearly 150,000 ballots were not counted in California's primary election, which took place on Tuesday, June 2.

According to California data, 148,241 mail-in ballots were rejected in the primary election, representing a rate of 1.73% of the total ballots returned by the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Election experts believe the main problem is with the postmarks on ballots that arrived with a date after Election Day.