GOP sheriff in California seizes ballots as he runs for governor
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Key Points:
- Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, a Republican running for California governor, has seized over half a million ballots from a November special election, citing an investigation into a ballot count discrepancy reported by a local citizens group.
- County election officials dispute Bianco’s claims, stating the vote count difference is minimal and attributing discrepancies to errors in handwritten logs maintained by temporary workers.
- California Attorney General Rob Bonta condemned Bianco’s actions as unprecedented and warned they could undermine public trust in elections, emphasizing that Bianco’s staff is not qualified to conduct a recount.
- The disputed election involved a redistricting measure favoring Democrats, which passed by more than 80,000 votes in Riverside County, a key area with 2.
