Expect more slow vote counts: California Democrats won’t clamp down on late voters
calmatters.org
Despite Californians’ grumblings about delayed results, Democratic policymakers won’t curtail ballot access or risk inaccuracies to increase speed.
  • AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 days ago

    I agree, but I also see a tradeoff: people instinctively feel a greater sense of agency when the effects of their actions are closer to the cause; if it comes weeks later it can seem more random even if it’s more reliable. Even if people know their votes counted, it can feel disempowering and depress future turnout.