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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…

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USA Today broke the news in United States on Saturday, March 21, 2026.
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