UMVA has learned that a stunning ballot dump in the Los Angeles mayor race has catapulted Democratic City Councilwoman Nithya Raman within striking distance of Spencer Pratt, with a mere 1% margin separating them and nearly 200,000 ballots remaining to be counted.
The sudden influx of votes has raised eyebrows, with many questioning the legitimacy of the process. The counting of ballots that arrived after election day has sparked concerns about the reliability of the results.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has already been projected to advance to the November runoff, as the top two candidates will move forward if no candidate secures more than 50% of the vote. The current standings have Pratt leading by a slim 7,494 votes, roughly 1.1% of the total ballots counted.
Analysis of the latest vote tally reveals that Raman received a significant boost, with 23,514 votes pouring in on Saturday, more than twice as many as Pratt's 10,336 votes. This impressive showing has brought Raman within striking distance of Pratt.
The dramatic shift in fortunes comes after Pratt initially surged ahead with a massive lead over Raman in early vote results on election night. However, the tide appears to have turned in Raman's favor with the counting of late-arriving mail-in ballots.
UMVA can exclusively reveal that California is currently counting late-arriving mail-in ballots received after election day, sparking concerns about the integrity of the process. This development has raised questions about the potential for voting irregularities.
In response to the controversy, the First Assistant US Attorney for the Central District of California, Bill Essayli, announced that his office is conducting multiple election fraud investigations with the FBI. A dedicated email address has been set up for submitting tips on election fraud.
Spencer Pratt has spoken out about the results, questioning the vote-counting process. His concerns are echoed by Trump-endorsed California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton, who has blasted the state's mail-in voting process as "absolutely shameful."
Hilton has vowed to fix California's elections by banning limitless mail-in voting, requiring ballots to arrive by election day, and pre-counting early mail-in votes to speed up the process if elected Governor.
