Trump, Musk Amplify California Fraud Claims as 2.5 Million Ballots Still Await Counting
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Updated · The Guardian · Jun 9
Trump, Musk Amplify California Fraud Claims as 2.5 Million Ballots Still Await Counting
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jun 9
Summary
More than 2.5 million California ballots remain uncounted, with Steve Hilton still not assured of the second gubernatorial runoff spot and Nithya Raman advancing in Los Angeles after late mail ballots shifted the tally.
Trump escalated his attacks Monday by calling the races “rigged,” while Elon Musk reposted claims that recently counted Raman votes were fraudulent and backed the SAVE Act.
No credible evidence of voter fraud has emerged, and federal prosecutor Bill Essayli publicly debunked one ballot-manipulation rumor even as his office said it had multiple investigations underway with the FBI.
California’s count routinely stretches for weeks because every voter gets a mail ballot, signatures are verified, voters can cure errors for 22 days, and ballots postmarked by Election Day can arrive up to a week later.
That slow, mail-heavy system often boosts Democrats in later counts, creating an opening for misinformation even though fraud cases are exceedingly rare and have not been shown to alter outcomes.