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False: California's mail voting is full of cheating, as the Los Angeles mayor's race shows.

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“California's mail voting is full of cheating, as the Los Angeles mayor's race shows.”

The facts: No evidence of cheating in the Los Angeles count has been produced. A viral June claim that a candidate got zero votes in one update was checked by the U.S. Attorney's office, which said: 'The claim is false. Each candidate received votes in every update.' California counts mail ballots postmarked by Election Day that arrive up to seven days later, after checking signatures, so results can shift for days. A slow count is the process working, not proof of fraud.

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