GOP gubernatorial hopeful triggers uproar by seizing 650,000 Riverside ballots
TL;DR
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, a leading GOP candidate for California governor, has seized about 650,000 ballots from Riverside County’s November election to probe whether the tally was inflated, a move criticized by Attorney General Rob Bonta as unprecedented and lacking evidence of widespread fraud; the effort is not a recount and is overseen by a court-appointed special master, with officials pushing back on the politicized probe and noting strong evidence against systemic fraud.
- More than half a million ballots seized by top GOP candidate in California governor’s race Los Angeles Times
- California election probe by Riverside sheriff draws state scrutiny USA Today
- Republican candidate for governor spars with AG Bonta over local election conspiracy San Francisco Chronicle
- Chad Bianco and California attorney general clash over election probe The Desert Sun
- Riverside County sheriff investigates 2025 special election, citing discrepancy in number of votes ABC7 Los Angeles
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