If the House comes down to California, get ready to wait

[brooklynite]

Politico:

SACRAMENTO — An election night blue wave Tuesday could slow down considerably by the time it reaches the California coast, making the rest of America wait to see who will control the House in 2019.

Forget staying up all night to find out who won congressional seats here: Strategists and campaign experts say it could take days — if not weeks — to determine victors in a series of tight and closely watched midterm races in Southern California.

The potential long wait is the product of generous provisions for California voters backed by the state's governing Democratic majority, and the continued abandonment of polling places in favor of mail-in ballots, which require more time to count and verify.

The California slow-vote-count scenario means if the balance in the House is close, the entire country may have to wait to know whether Democrats take back the chamber.

[scheming daemons]

1. We'll already have our +23 before the California returns come in....

California will just be icing on the cake.

[Brainstormy]

2. YES!!!!

[SHRED]

3. Looking forward to a possible blue flip...

...of the 48th, 49th, and 50th districts.

[rufus dog]

5. 45th is a likely flip also

[eissa]

6. And the 10th!

Fingers crossed we can replace that useless Jeff Denham.

[RockRaven]

4. Can confirm the delay. I dropped my ballot off

at the voting center at my city hall, instead of just putting it in the mail. Then I began checking the county website to confirm they had received and counted it. It took 5-6 days before the status of my ballot changed to received.

I know a lot of people who put their ballots in the mail last week, or will be dropping them off in person today and tomorrow. It will take a while to process them.