When will final election results be available to California residents? Here’s what to know
Election Day has come and gone.
In the 2024 general election, Californians voted for a number of key positions, such as president, U.S. senators and representatives.
They also made their voices known on a number of ballot propositions.
How soon will California voters know who won and which measures passed?
A reader asked our journalists with How To California, a community-driven series to help readers navigate life in the Golden State: “How do (officials) give election results in 24 hours when some of the mail-in ballots may have not reached county election (offices) by Nov. 12?”
So, when will complete election results be available to California residents?
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When will California find out results for 2024 general election?
Due to a new state law, results of the general election will be delayed.
Assembly Bill 3184, which was signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sept. 22, amends the California Elections Code to clarify the deadline for voters who need to “cure” their vote-by-mail ballots, typically due to missing or mismatched signatures.
“Typically, the code says their deadline is two days before we certify, which is kind of up in the air,” Donna Linder, the Stanislaus County registrar of voters, previously told The Modesto Bee. “So what they’ve done is they’ve created a certification date for all counties throughout the state.”
The certification date for California’s general election results has been set for Dec. 3 to align with the state’s new regulations, Linder said.
This story was originally published October 16, 2024 at 5:00 AM with the headline "When will final election results be available to California residents? Here’s what to know."
