Election Day for Prop. 50 is almost here in LA County. Then the ballot counting begins.

For the past month, Los Angeles County residents have been casting their ballots as part of California’s special election on redistricting. All that will grind to a halt Tuesday night when voting ends.

That night, the election will pivot from voting to ballot counting, a process that will take days, if not weeks, to complete. In California, a state notorious for taking a long time to make election results official, the final results won’t be certified until the first half of December.

Mike Sanchez, a spokesperson for the L.A. County registrar’s office, said the actual counting of ballots is quick. But state law provides time for voters to correct, or “cure,” a ballot if issues arise.

For example, if a voter forgets to sign their signature on a vote-by-mail envelope or the signature does