Bianco's seizure of Riverside County's ballots stems from an audit by a local group calling itself the Riverside Election Integrity Team, which claimed the county's tally included nearly 46,000 more ballots than were received in the election, which the county has rejected. The petition, filed March 27, asks the California Supreme Court to stop Bianco from continuing his investigation and to order him to comply with the attorney general's directives. That same day, a state appeals court declined to intervene, prompting the attorney general’s office to seek emergency review from California’s highest court. Bonta’s petition, filed the following day, likewise states that it is “unclear if a special master has been appointed or whether a ‘recount’ has begun.”What does the California Supreme Court petition say? The California Supreme Court must now decide whether to take up the case — and whether to grant the attorney general’s request to temporarily stop the investigation.

Source: Daily Sun March 29, 2026 13:21 UTC