California Secretary of State issues unprocessed ballots report
California Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D., reminds all Californians that county elections officials are hard at work continuing to count ballots from the Nov. 4, 2025, Statewide Special Election.
County elections officials have up to 30 days after Election Day to complete their extensive tallying, auditing, and certification work, the “official canvass.” The frequency of updated results varies by county.
California’s county elections officials have already processed and counted 8,768,221 million ballots from the Nov. 4, 2025, Statewide Special Election.
County elections officials estimate 2,682,623 million outstanding ballots remain to be processed and counted. The unprocessed ballots report — a compilation of estimates from county elections officials — is available at electionresults.sos.ca.gov/unprocessed-ballots-status.
Vote-by-mail ballots postmarked on or before Election Day and received by county elections officials no later than 7 days after Election Day must be processed.
Shirley N. Weber.“County elections officials have been hard at work processing and counting the millions of ballots cast by California voters,” Weber said. “Ensuring the accuracy and the integrity of the vote count is crucial to our democracy. State law gives county elections officials up to 30 days after Election Day to complete vote counting, auditing, and certification. In California, we work to ensure every ballot is counted properly and every ballot is accounted for.”
County elections officials must report their final results to the Secretary of State for the Statewide Special Election by Dec. 5, 2025. The Secretary of State will certify the results by Dec. 12, 2025.
Upcoming California key deadlines and dates for the Nov. 4, 2025, Statewide Special Election can be found at sos.ca.gov/elections/upcoming-elections/statewide-special-nov-4-2025/key-dates-and-deadlines.
A full California Complete Statewide Special Election Calendar for the Nov. 4, 2025, Statewide Special Election can be found at elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/statewide-elections/2025-special/statewide-special-election-calendar.pdf.
