Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Sacramento, Calif.– California Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D., is reminding Californians that, while Election Day ...

The machines that process mail-in ballots help count thousands of votes in a day — and Philadelphia officials know that every second matters. The machines that process mail-in ballots help count ...

California Secretary of State Shirley Weber held a press briefing Thursday to provide updates on the state's vote counting process following last week's election. Weber explained that California has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A man injects his ballot into a counting machine in a polling location for the North Carolina primary during "Super Tuesday" ...

Counting votes before, during, and after Election Day is a closely watched practice that has drawn both praise and criticism, depending on the state. Some states have taken days to produce election ...

California’s U.S. House Republicans and Democratic state lawmakers share a rare common goal this year: speed up the state’s election results process. The state has faced repeated criticism for its ...