SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- As California continues to tally election results, state leaders are urging patience as President Donald Trump again complains about the use of mail-in ballots and delays in the results.
In the Oval Office on Thursday, Trump accused Democrats of trying to "steal" the California gubernatorial and Los Angeles mayoral primaries without any evidence to support his claim.
He also told reporters that the U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles is investigating the votes, but that office declined to comment on Trump's remarks in response to ABC News.
During a small business roundtable in San Francisco on Thursday, gubernatorial frontrunner Steve Hilton said Californians should not have to wait so long for results, though he stopped short of repeating Trump's claims of election interference.
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"This election is turning into yet another Democrat fiasco," Hilton said. "It is a complete disgrace that now, nearly two days after the election, barely half the votes, just over half the votes have been counted."
With many races still undecided, outcomes could take days or even weeks as ballots are counted, including in the governor's race.
California law allows ballots to be counted if they arrive up to a week after Election Day, as long as they are postmarked by then. State officials have defended the state's election laws as necessary to ensure accuracy. By law,...
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