The justices are considering whether to order Riverside Sheriff Chad Bianco to return some 650,000 ballots seized from November’s special election.
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California high court questions Riverside County sheriff’s ballot investigation
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California Sheriff Refuses to Return Ballots as Supreme Court Reviews Dispute
Oral arguments are set to begin Monday morning in the California Supreme Court in San Francisco regarding the controversial seizure of ballots in Riverside County following the November 2025 election. Was ballot seizure legal? The high-profile legal dispute centers on whether Southern California She…
The California Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments on Monday regarding two legal challenges to Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco's seizure of over 650,000 ballots from the November 2025 special election.
The California Supreme Court is considering whether Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco must return seized election ballots. The court heard arguments on Monday about Bianco's seizure of 650,000 ballots from a November 2025 special election.
During oral arguments in San Francisco, justices questioned the Republican Riverside County sheriff’s seizure of more than 650,000 ballots cast in the November election.
The state's high court heard arguments Monday in the dispute over whether Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco had the authority to seize more than 600,000 ballots in last year's special election in what he claimed was an investigation into potential voter fraud.
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco was at the California Supreme Court Monday as his attorney argued he acted within his authority in seizing 650,000 ballots.
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco is standing by his decision to seize roughly 650,000 ballots from a 2025 California special election as the state Supreme Court considers whether he must return them. According to…
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