President Donald Trump and other Republicans have long criticized states that take weeks to count their ballots after Election Day.

ATLANTA — President Donald Trump and other Republicans have long criticized states that take weeks to count their ballots after Election Day. This year has seen a flurry of activity to address it.

An employee sorts ballots at Los Angeles County Election Center on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024, in City of Industry, Calif. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent) He said California’s “lax election laws ...

FILE – An employee sorts ballots at Los Angeles County Election Center on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024, in City of Industry, Calif. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent, File) ...

Dean Logan, Los Angeles County’s chief election official, told Congress in May that his team counted nearly 97% of the 3.8 million ballots cast within a week of Election Day in 2024.