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California county finds nearly 600 unopened ballots months after Newsom-backed redistricting measure passed

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Fox News contributor Mary Katharine Ham discusses California gubernatorial candidates Katie Porter and Chad Bianco's debate on immigration policy and attempts to gain support from the working class. Nearly 600 unopened ballots were discovered in a California county months after voters approved a statewide Democratic redistricting measure, with local election officials admitting they failed voters. The Humboldt County Office of Elections said in a Wednesday press release that the 596 sealed but uncounted ballots did not impact the outcome of the Nov. 4 statewide special election, which centered on Proposition 50, a redistricting ballot measure pushed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democrats. The ballots were found Monday inside a locked drop box, prompting county officials to say they had not been tampered with because the box was locked, and the

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DHS Sec Mullin points finger at Newsom over alleged Chinese infiltration of California after CCP mayor charged

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California becomes first state to provide a month of free diapers to all newborns

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California county finds nearly 600 unopened ballots months after Newsom-backed redistricting measure passed

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