America’s Messy Election Procedures Still Help Protect Our Liberties

A man votes during early primary voting at a polling location at Union Station in Los Angeles on March 4, 2024. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

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Who won California’s March 5 election? Technically, we still don’t know. That’s because final, certified results won’t be available until April 12, according to Secretary of State Shirley Weber’s website. That’s eight days after the registrars in the state’s counties must complete their tallies. And it’s 38 days after the official Election Day.