To the editor: In response to the letter author who questions election integrity in California by evaluating the pace of election outcomes when he was “a child” to at the moment’s slower outcomes, I supply a solution (“Letters to the Editor: Trump’s repeated lies about our elections show a lack of respect for us,” July 18).
I don’t know the way previous the letter author is, however let’s assume he’s speaking about 50 years in the past, across the 1976 election. There have been very few mail-in ballots then, whereas in the newest elections, an overwhelming percentage of California ballots had been submitted by mail or in drop containers. These ballots, under current law, can’t be counted till polls shut on election day.
Additional, within the 1976 presidential election, almost 8 million Californians voted; within the 2024 presidential election, 16 million Californians voted. I acknowledge that know-how has improved over these 50 years, however with the arrival of mail-in ballots, whose comfort so many people recognize, additionally comes the larger job of certifying particular person ballots. It requires shut inspection by human beings, a time-consuming job, however one that’s crucial to make sure the validity of all votes.
Mort Tuchin, Poway, Calif.
