Trump cries ‘steal’ over slow California vote count, but anti-fraud system works, say experts

Summary

California's notoriously sluggish vote count, which took days to tally primary results this week, prompted Donald Trump to cry 'steal' and claim election rigging. But election security experts say the deliberate pace is the system working exactly as intended: multiple verification layers and chances for voters to correct errors catch problems wire-service stenography would miss. The tension reflects a deeper disagreement about whether slower counting undermines or strengthens democracy.