California's new election laws make recounts costly, favoring the wealthy and raising trust issues.

California's recent election law changes have made recounts prohibitively expensive, favoring wealthy individuals and special interests. Counties must now use systems that count optical scans and encoded data from touchscreen devices, replacing older, less costly methods. Recounts, which cost about $27,500 for 1,270 paper ballots, must be paid for upfront by the requester, effectively disenfranchising ordinary voters and raising concerns about public trust in election results.

3 months ago
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