House Majority Leader Steve Scalise raised concerns about lengthy ballot counting processes and their impact on voter confidence, arguing that delayed election results can undermine trust in the electoral system.

Some large counties, such as Los Angeles and Orange, have invested in equipment to accelerate counting — but they can still take a week to process up to 90 percent of the ballots because of limited hours. Smaller, less wealthy counties can take three or four weeks.

CNN commentator Scott Jennings reacts to the California primary elections and vote-counting process, which he says is designed to have people question the outcome.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton is urging Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) to speed up California‘s vote counting process, arguing delays in reporting election results are eroding public trust in the state’s election.

It was the tale of two gubernatorial candidates in LA County, one to thank voters for their support; the other to pitch voter ID reform.

Fresno County officials say turnout in the recent primary election is shaping up to be among the largest the county has ever seen, though final results are still days away as ballot counting continues.

California's ballot counting process is known to take several days given the sheer volume of 23 million registered voters in the state.

Election law expert Hans von Spakovsky says California's slow vote counting stems from mass mail voting, a seven-day ballot window, and cure periods.