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Unprocessed Ballots Report


The following report is a county-by-county estimate of the number of ballots remaining to be processed to determine the final vote. The numbers listed below are estimates -- in some cases rough estimates -- of the number of ballots remaining. Counties are not required to report the number of late absentee ballots to the Secretary of State's office, but they have been encouraged to do so to provide the public with an approximate number of votes that remain to be counted.

In California, county election officials have 28 days from the date of the election to complete the final canvass of votes, however, the final results in most races will be determined well before that deadline. The extended period of time to review the ballots is required to ensure that the election officials are able to verify the signatures of voters on absentee ballots against the signatures on voter registration cards before the absentee ballots can be opened and counted.

Please keep in mind that the numbers of unprocessed ballots are ESTIMATES provided by the counties immediately following Election Day. In some cases, the number of unprocessed ballots may be much higher or lower than originally estimated. Original estimates will be updated as we receive more precise estimates from the counties. The numbers provided in the "Remaining to be Processed" column will be updated as we receive new information from the counties as to the number of ballots remaining to be processed.

*Unprocessed Ballots
November 5, 2002 General Election
(as of November 21, 2002 at 8:30 AM)
COUNTY Unprocessed Absentees
Provisional Ballots
Damaged Ballots
TOTAL
Remaining to be Processed
Alameda 0 0 0 49,484 0
Alpine 0 0 0 0 Count Completed
Amador 0 0 0 731 0
Butte 3,300 400 500 4,200 4,200
Calaveras 600 50 Unknown 650 650
Colusa 0 0 0 0 Count Completed
Contra Costa 0 0 0 27,511 0
Del Norte 250 10 5 265 265
El Dorado 0 0 0 8,163 0
Fresno 0 0 0 14,939 0
Glenn 0 0 0 0 Count Completed
Humboldt 1,300 Unknown Unknown 1,300 1,300
Imperial 0 0 0 2,996 0
Inyo 572 54 0 626 626
Kern 7,100 1,900 0 9,000 855
Kings 0 0 0 0 Count Completed
Lake 1,218 270 52 1,540 329
Lassen 0 0 0 0 Count Completed
Los Angeles 117,000 45,000 3,400 165,400 29,988
Madera 1,818 416 Unknown 2,234 2,234
Marin 8,400 2,400 Unknown 10,800 10,800
Mariposa 222 33 Unknown 255 255
Mendocino 1,020 210 Unknown 1,230 130
Merced 0 0 0 0 Count Completed
Modoc 116 10 Unknown 126 126
Mono 0 0 0 0 Count Completed
Monterey 0 0 0 10,596 0
Napa 3,000 300 0 3,300 1,228
Nevada 1,733 288 63 2,084 70
Orange 52,800 11,000 2,000 65,800 16,285
Placer 14,000 1,000 0 15,000 15,000
Plumas 95 44 Unknown 139 139
Riverside 0 0 0 0 Count Completed
Sacramento 0 0 0 44,735 0
San Benito 1,972 156 0 2,128 2,128
San Bernardino 0 0 0 24,369 0
San Diego 67,000 13,000 500 80,500 200
San Francisco 0 0 0 37,213 0
San Joaquin 16,000 2,169 5,000 23,169 12,991
San Luis Obispo 0 0 0 0 Count Completed
San Mateo 26,000 2,400 300 28,700 5,790
Santa Barbara 0 0 0 25,888 0
Santa Clara 40,000 6,000 1,150 47,150 14,540
Santa Cruz 10,500 1,500 50 12,050 1,283
Shasta 0 335 0 335 335
Sierra 0 0 0 0 Count Completed
Siskiyou 723 117 Unknown 840 840
Solano 0 0 0 0 Count Completed
Sonoma 18,000 3,000 500 21,500 21,500
Stanislaus 32,345 Unknown Unknown 32,345 3,666
Sutter 0 0 0 0 Count Completed
Tehama 569 69 0 638 23
Trinity 0 0 0 168 0
Tulare 0 0 0 4,340 0
Tuolumne 0 0 0 20,243 0
Ventura 0 0 0 33,254 0
Yolo 0 0 0 0 Count Completed
Yuba 600 129 10 739 739
Statewide Total 428,253
Unprocessed Absentees
92,260
Provisional Ballots
13,530
Damaged Ballots
814,304
TOTAL
148,515
Remaining to be Processed

*Not all ballots are counted on election night. Examples include absentee ballots received in the mail too late to be included in the election night results, absentee ballots dropped off at polling places, provisional ballots, and challenged ballots.




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