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

Even in California, where weekslong vote counting is a frequent source of frustration and a target of ... motivates Republican states Republicans in five states have passed legislation since the 2020 ...

Earlier this year, GOP lawmakers in Kansas ended the state’s practice of accepting mail ballots up to three days after Election Day, a change that will take effect for next year’s midterms.

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. Jesse ...

But ballots received after Election Day, in addition to being signed and dated by the voter, must be postmarked by the U.S. Postal Service indicating they were completed and dropped off on or ...