California rejected almost 150K mail-in primary ballots

California rejected nearly 150,000 mail-in ballots during its June primary, marking a record high. Data from the California Secretary of State’s office shows 148,241 ballots, or 1.73 percent of all mailed votes, were discarded. This surge in rejected ballots is attributed to late postmarks. Experts suggest that changes in USPS processing likely caused the late-arriving or missing ballots, which also resulted in ponderously slow vote counts throughout the recent election cycle.