California sheriff running for governor seizes more than a half million ballots from 2025 election
Sheriff Bianco investigates a reported 45,800-ballot discrepancy from the 2025 special election while a court-appointed special master oversees the process.
- Chad Bianco seized over 500,000 ballots from a special election, citing an investigation into alleged counting discrepancies.
- County officials dispute the claims, while Rob Bonta called the move unprecedented and warned it could undermine trust in elections.
- The investigation was launched after a complaint about ballot counts in a November 2025 redistricting election.
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Washington, 22 Mar (EFE).- A California sheriff who is also a Republican candidate for future governor elections, has seized 650,000 votes cast in this state in a special plebiscite that took place in November to investigate what he considers a supposed fraud. Riverside County sheriff Chad Bianco has initiated an investigation into the special election that took place in November 2025 in California to approve a proposal to redraw electoral distr…
Secretary of State slams GOP governor candidate Chad Bianco's election probe
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco. File photo courtesy of OnScene.TV) California Secretary of State Shirley Weber has criticized Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco‘s decision to probe alleged election irregularities, amid his quest to be the Republican gubernatorial candidate. “The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office has taken actions based on allegations that lack credible evidence and risk undermining public confidence in our elections,” We…
Republican sheriff running for CA governor seizes ballots from 2025 redistricting election
RIVERSIDE, Calif.— A California sheriff running for governor has seized more than half a million ballots cast in a November special election from county election officials, saying he’s investigating a ballot count discrepancy.
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