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Updated · WJLA · Jun 17D.C. Primary Results Slip for Hours as 8 Polling Places Stay Open Past 8 p.m.
3 articles · Updated · WJLA · Jun 17Summary
- Hours after polls closed, D.C. had released only uncontested primary races, with fuller results now expected to take several days.
- Ranked-choice voting made its citywide primary debut Tuesday, and election officials said they were tabulating carefully rather than rushing returns.
- Eight polling places still had voters more than two hours after the 8 p.m. closing time, extending the wait for final ballots to be cast.
- Late June is the target for certification, underscoring that Tuesday night's delay could stretch well beyond election night.
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Are D.C.'s election delays a temporary hurdle or a permanent flaw of its new ranked-choice voting system? Can ranked-choice voting's promised benefits, like cost savings, justify the immediate confusion and delayed primary results?