Newsom Defends Extremely Slow Vote Counting In California

He said those leaders are “focused more on counting ballots quickly” than on giving residents “more time to decide” who they wanted to vote for at the last minute.

Newsom wrote in an X post featuring the video: “There is a lot of misinformation floating around about California’s election — including from the President. This explainer is worth a watch. And yes, for the record: we wish the votes were counted faster, too.”

Newsom didn’t mention any ways he, as governor, and the state Assembly, which has a Democrat supermajority, could implement fixes to speed up the vote count process.

The outgoing California governor’s video and statement were blasted online, with many social media users claiming California Dems have created a system that makes it much easier to cheat to their advantage.