Questions Are Emerging After Thousands of Los Angeles Ballots Were Apparently Rejected
Dmitri Bolt | June 12, 2026 10:00 AM
Questions Are Emerging After Thousands of Los Angeles Ballots Were Apparently Rejected
Dmitri Bolt
Rumors are spreading across social media that thousands of ballots submitted with votes for Spencer Pratt in Los Angeles County were outright rejected for lacking signatures and others failing signature verification requirements. Some accounts have gone further, alleging that the rejected ballots were disproportionately expected to benefit Spencer Pratt, though that claim has not been independently verified.
The original social media account that brought attention to the issue claimed that roughly 18,000 ballots had been rejected. Los Angeles County officials pushed back on the figure, acknowledging rejected ballots but asserting that the actual number was closer to 12,000.
"This is incorrect/deceptive," the official Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk X account replied. "Countywide (not just in the City of L.A.) the number of ballots challenged based on signature matching is 9,713, and unsigned 2,991. All have been contacted with information on how to respond and ensure their ballot can be counted."
It is also unclear how anyone could know the rejected ballots were intended to support Pratt, since mail-in ballots that are rejected for signature issues are not opened. Claims that the rejected ballots were specifically destined for one candidate remain purely speculative.
Likewise, assertions that the 12,000 to 18,000 rejected ballots could have changed the outcome of the race do not appear to hold up. Even if every rejected ballot had all been cast for Pratt, he would still trail progressive City Councilwoman Nithya Raman, who currently holds a lead of roughly 30,000 votes.
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https://townhall.com/tipsheet/dmitri-bolt/2026/06/12/spencer-pratt-voters-receiving-ballot-rejection-letters-n2677613
