How would that even work? They wouldn't be able even to start opening ballots until after election day. In California, you definitely can't do that. Ballots

How would that even work? They wouldn't be able even to start opening ballots until after election day. In California, you definitely can't do that. Ballots are separated from the envelopes, for anonymity, before counting. The different counties even have web pages where you can check that your ballot was received and counted. (Mine was received 10/31, opened on 11/1, and counted on 11/2.)