Don't think your vote doesn't count. An army of volunteers burned the midnight oil to make sure all ballots were counted at the San Diego County Registrar of Voters.
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The last voter left around 9:30 p.m. from Kearny Mesa. Soon after, the boxes of ballots from around the county began arriving.
Once inside, each ballot has to be put through a scanning machine. About 180 volunteers are working throughout the night to count them.
It takes about 18 to 20 minutes per precinct.
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As of 6 a.m. Wednesday, there were still 12,000 precinct ballots that need to be scanned. More than 200,000 ballots still need to be counted including mail in and provisional.
Quick look at counting process:
200 employees and volunteers worked overnight at Registrar's office
972,422 ballots have been counted in SD county
200,000 ballots still need to be counted (12,000 precinct; 107,000 mail in ballots and 80,000 provisional ballots)
28 days to make results official.