{
  "id": 18073535,
  "title": "Midterms: Why is California slower at counting its votes?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/midterms-why-is-california-slower-at-counting-its-votes",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T05:20:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261104-midterms-why-is-california-slower-at-counting-its-votes"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "California polls have just closed, but results will take longer to come in. Why does the state take longer to count its votes? We discuss this with our guest, Guy Marzorati, political correspondent at KQED in the Bay Area.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}