‘Ballot Harvesting’ Helped Flip Seven US House Races in California After Election Day

‘Ballot Harvesting’ Helped Flip Seven US House Races in California After Election Day
Longtime Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Costa Mesa) talks to reporters on Election Night in Costa Mesa, Calif., on Nov. 6, 2018. David McNew/Getty Images
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Recent changes to state election law have transformed California’s election system into one that’s no longer decided on Election Day, but in the weeks after.

The changes, specifically to mail-in ballots, led to Democrats flipping seven U.S. House seats after Nov. 6, and Republicans crying foul over the newly legalized practice of “ballot harvesting.”