California’s primary election saw a shocking spike in rejected mail-in ballots—nearly 150,000—mostly because they arrived too late, despite state efforts to make voting easier. Experts blame inconsistent USPS postmarking and possible delays from postal center consolidations, raising alarms among voting rights advocates. Other rejections stemmed from mismatched signatures, missing signatures, and duplicate ballots. Election officials are now urging voters to mail ballots early, as the system struggles to balance accessibility with timely, accurate results.

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