secretary
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California’s secretary of state explicitly warned voters that counting would continue after Election Day, and election experts have spent years explaining why results often take days or even weeks to become final.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
Streeting, the former health secretary, has not formally launched a contest either, but Burnham is suggesting he would join an existing contest rather than trigger one himself.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
County election officials are required to provide the secretary of state with an updated tally of unprocessed ballots starting two days after election day and continuing every day until the count is complete.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Roosevelt employed Mahan’s theories as assistant secretary of the Navy during the Spanish-American War in 1898, when the U.S. seized Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and more.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
When he heard their plight, Governor Ray’s press secretary, Ray Walters, took pity on the two programs.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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