Steve Hilton says 'world is laughing' at California's vote counting process
Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton is urging Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) to speed up California‘s vote counting process, arguing delays in reporting election results are eroding public trust in the state’s election.

TL;DR
- Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton is criticizing California's slow vote counting process.
- Hilton argues that delays in reporting election results erode public trust.
- He has proposed an "Emergency Election Count Accelerator Plan" to speed up ballot processing.
- The plan suggests reassigning government employees and creating specialized response teams.
- California election officials typically defend the longer counting timeline due to verification procedures and vote-by-mail laws.