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Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Josh Haskell, as published by ABC7 Los Angeles (KABC) · September 18, 2026 · 1 min read

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Why does it take so long to count votes in California? L.A. County officials say they're working to speed up election results ahead of November.

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Summary created by	The Los Angeles Editorial Desk — automated, rule-governed
Byline on source page	Josh Haskell, as published by ABC7 Los Angeles (KABC)
Original story	Read at the source
Source published	Sep 18, 2026
Indexed here	Sep 18, 2026
AI assistance	Automated summary drawn from the source’s own published text
Prepublication human review	No — editorial rules, flagged-item review, and published samples