Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, a Republican candidate for California governor, has seized more than half a million ballots cast in a November special election, claiming he's investigating a ballot count discrepancy. Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty ImagesRIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — 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. County elections officials have disputed the claims by Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, a Republican. In the special election, voters approved a measure to redraw congressional district lines to favor Democrats in the upcoming midterm election. Bianco seized ballots in Riverside County, the inland California county of 2.5 million people where he has twice been elected sheriff.

Source: Huffington Post March 23, 2026 04:58 UTC