On 2026-08-24, the California Supreme Court heard arguments in a case involving Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, who seized 650,000 election ballots. The court is determining whether the seized ballots must be returned and addressing concerns about the election conspiracy undertone.
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California Supreme Court hears arguments over sheriff’s seizure of ballots AP News
The California Supreme Court is considering whether Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco must return seized election ballots.
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Riverside County ballot seizure case tests AG authority over sheriffs California's high court will hear arguments Aug. 24 in two cases over Sheriff Chad Bianco's seizure of 650,000 ballots. READ MORE click.e.usatoday.com?qs=ABB7InYiO... California's high court heard arguments over Sheriff Chad Bianco's seizure of 650,000 ballots. Its decision could set important legal precedent.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/... The cases force the court to confront an extraordinary question: Can a county sheriff seize counted ballots from election officials, take them to a law enforcement facility to conduct his own investig...
#vote www.latimes.com/california/s... 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 w...