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LOS ANGELES | GOP suspicion after Democratic sweep in California

LOS ANGELES | GOP suspicion after Democratic sweep in California

LOS ANGELES — A combination of recent changes in California‘s election rules have lengthened the ballot-counting process and, some Republicans believe, disadvantaged their party.

A stunning 5 million ballots — more than 40 percent of the overall total — were counted after Nov. 6. In many places, Democrats got a significantly larger portion of the late votes than those counted on Election Day.

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LOS ANGELES | Democratic sweep in California raises GOP suspicion

LOS ANGELES | Democratic sweep in California raises GOP suspicion

LOS ANGELES— A combination of recent changes in California’s election rules have lengthened the ballot-counting process and upended traditional voting patterns in a year that Democrats captured a string of U.S. House seats in the state.

Suspicious Republicans have pointed a finger at the state’s dominant Democratic Party, suggesting the changes intentionally left Republicans at a disadvantage.

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PHOENIX | Judge refuses to limit Arizona vote count, sets hearing

PHOENIX | Judge refuses to limit Arizona vote count, sets hearing

PHOENIX — A judge on Thursday rejected Republican demands to immediately limit vote counts in the razor-tight U.S. Senate race in Arizona and set a hearing on the challenge affecting about 5,600 votes in the state’s most populous county.

Judge Margaret R. Mahoney said it was too soon to require Maricopa and other counties to stop contacting voters to verify signatures on mail ballots. She also…

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