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Georgia lawmakers are seeking a replacement for a vote-counting method that has been banned, weighing options to ensure accuracy, security, and transparency as they push proposals to resolve the issue before upcoming elections.
Progressive LA councilor Nithya Raman appears to lead former reality TV star Spencer Pratt by about 3,000 votes as thousands of ballots remain to be counted, potentially setting up a November runoff against incumbent Karen Bass amid ongoing national focus on election integrity claims.
LA’s mayoral primary vote-count moved slowly, with Spencer Pratt’s lead over Nithya Raman shrinking from more than 20,000 to about 7,500 as roughly 78% of ballots had been counted; Pratt posted a meme joking about how votes get counted. Federal prosecutors announced election-fraud inquiries related to California’s voting process, adding scrutiny of LA’s ballot operations and the registrar’s office.
Spencer Pratt’s Los Angeles mayoral bid falters, but conservative media respond to the slow-counting California results with unfounded claims of vote theft, highlighting a pattern where hype outruns reality as official data show Pratt trailing and ballots counted by mail.
Federal prosecutors, led by Bill Essayli, say multiple election-fraud investigations are underway in California, coordinated with the FBI, with one prosecutor observed at a Los Angeles ballot-processing site. President Trump asserted cheating by Democrats, a claim California officials and Democrats reject while defending the integrity of the mail-ballot system and the careful counting process. The DOJ is also pursuing a voter-roll audit with the Civil Rights Division amid ongoing election-law actions.
President Trump posted unsubstantiated claims that California Democrats are trying to 'steal' the gubernatorial and Los Angeles mayoral primaries, alleging misuse of mail-in ballots and delays in tallying. California officials and party leaders dismissed the allegations as baseless, stressing that the state will conduct a fair count. With many mail-in ballots and signature verifications, counting is expected to take days to weeks, with final results due by July 3, 2026.
California's gubernatorial race remains unsettled as officials continue counting uncounted primary ballots, with Steve Hilton narrowly leading and Xavier Becerra close behind; under the top-two system, the finalists to face off in November may not be known for days or weeks, and mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day and received by June 9 remain valid beyond the deadline. The contest is the most expensive gubernatorial race on record, with about $316 million spent on ads, largely by Tom Steyer, and other statewide races and the Los Angeles mayoral runoff remain too close to call.
California's top-two gubernatorial primary remains unsettled as officials continue counting uncounted ballots; Steve Hilton leads narrowly over Xavier Becerra with Tom Steyer behind, and results could take days or weeks as some ballots postmarked by election day remain valid beyond deadlines.
BBC’s Elections 2026 live blog reports counting underway across 46 English councils, with Redditch declaring Labour’s majority lost as Reform gains eight seats to Labour’s one (Greens and Conservatives also shedding). Early key ward results in Peterborough show Lib Dem gains amid rising Reform/Green shares, while Havering, Basildon and Chorley register Reform momentum. Labour ministers warn of difficult results, and Wales’ Senedd contest is shaping up as a potential Labour setback. Counting continues across England, with Scotland and Wales counts due Friday.
With a razor-thin Republican majority, Speaker Mike Johnson and aides tightly manage attendance, travel, and personal crises to avoid defections and hold votes, highlighting how health, family tragedies, protests, and statewide campaigns shape governance as major legislation remains unlikely.
Texas Supreme Court blocked a district court’s order extending Dallas County polling hours to 9 p.m., ordering votes cast after 7 p.m. to be separated and not counted for now, leaving the county’s primary tally in limbo as legal challenges continue.
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case challenging whether states can count mail-in ballots received after Election Day, a practice currently allowed in about 20 states, including Mississippi, which is contesting a law that grants a five-day grace period for mail ballots. The case could impact voting procedures and the counting of late-arriving ballots in future elections.
The New York City 2025 mayoral election features Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, a progressive candidate, facing off against former Governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa, with key races and ballot measures also on the ballot. Mamdani's campaign has sparked debate within the Democratic Party, and the election results are expected to be closely watched, with vote counting continuing after polls close.
New Jersey's gubernatorial race between Mikie Sherrill and Jack Ciattarelli is expected to have faster results due to new voting laws allowing mail-in ballots to be counted up to five days before Election Day, marking the first election under this reform, which aims to speed up vote counting and provide clearer results.
Catherine Connolly, a left-wing independent candidate with a pro-Palestine stance, is set to become Ireland's next president after her rival conceded defeat, with vote counting still underway across the country.