President Donald Trump and other Republicans have long criticized states that take weeks to count their ballots after Election Day.

Trump, GOP target ballots arriving after election day that delay counts, feed conspiracy fears. A billboard urges drivers to vote on election day in Union City, Calif., on Nov. 5, 2024.

Trump, GOP target ballots arriving after Election Day that delay counts. A ballot drop box outside of the Civic Building in Silver Spring during early voting for the 2024 general election.

ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump and other Republicans have long criticized states that take weeks to count their ballots after Election Day. This year has seen a flurry of activity to ...

Dean Logan, Los Angeles County’s chief election official, told Congress in May that his team counted nearly 97% of the 3.8 million ballots cast within a week of Election Day in 2024.

An employee sorts ballots at Los Angeles County Election Center on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024, in City of Industry, Calif. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent) He said California’s “lax election laws ...