March 22, 2026

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, who is a leading Republican candidate for governor, has seized more than 650,000 ballots from November’s election to determine whether they were fraudulently counted.

“This investigation is simple: Physically count the ballots and compare that result with the total votes recorded,” Bianco said at a news conference Friday.

The unusual probe drew a sharp rebuke from California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta, who said in a statement that it is “unprecedented in both scope and scale” and appears “not to be based on facts or evidence.”

 

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, a top Republican gubernatorial candidate, has seized over 650,000 ballots from November's election to investigate possible fraud by physically recounting and comparing totals, prompting a rare and sharp condemnation from California Attorney General Rob Bonta, who called the probe unprecedented, baseless, and a threat to democracy, emphasizing there is no evidence of widespread voter fraud despite numerous checks confirming election integrity.

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