California court orders sheriff to return 650,000 seized ballots

The California Supreme Court ruled unanimously on September 24, 2026 that Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco unlawfully seized approximately 650,000 ballots from a November 2025 special election and must return them. The court affirmed the state's authority over local law enforcement on election matters.

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California Supreme Court orders GOP sheriff to return seized ballots, affirms state’s power over local law enforcement

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The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco (R) violated state law when he seized roughly 650,000 ballots from last year’s special redistricting election after pursuing debunked claims of a massive ballot discrepancy. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/... The twin rulings stand to make it significantly harder for local law enforcement to create election

California sheriff ordered to return ballots he confiscated in voter ‘fraud’ inquiry

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State supreme court rules Chad Bianco’s conduct unlawful and says he ‘must refrain from further handling’ of ballots A Republican California sheriff must return more than a half-million ballots he seized for an investigation into unfounded voting improprieties in a special election last year, the state supreme court ruled Thursday. Riverside county sheriff Chad Bianco in February seized approximat

# News California Supreme Court orders GOP sheriff to return 650,000 seized ballots The court ruled that the move from Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, who ran unsuccessfully for governor this ye

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# News California Supreme Court orders GOP sheriff to return 650,000 seized ballots The court ruled that the move from Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, who ran unsuccessfully for governor this year, was “unlawful.” The court called the ballots’ seizure “unlawful,” saying California law requires voted ballots to remain in the custody and control of election officials, even during a criminal in

California Supreme Court orders sheriff to return 650,000 ballots

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The California Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Sept. 24 that Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco unlawfully seized about 650,000 ballots from the November 2025 Proposition 50 special election. The justices ordered him to return the ballots to county election officials, halt his investigation into alleged voting irregularities and not handle the ballots further except as necessary to comply wit

Court rejects MAGA sheriff's 'bizarre' plot to seize 650K ballots

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Court rejects MAGA sheriff's 'bizarre' plot to seize 650K ballots #FQdisputo #Loser www.rawstory.com/chad-bianco-... The California Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco broke state law when he seized roughly 650,000 ballots from last year's special redistricting election...

Riverside County Sheriff Ordered To Return 650,000 Seized Ballots

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Also covered by HuffPost www.huffpost.com/entry/rivers... The California Supreme Court has ruled that Republican Sheriff Chad Bianco must return over 650,000 ballots he seized following a November 2025 special election that favored Democrats.

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Election officials say new US cyber plan comes too late; Election officials are preparing for the possibility of federal intervention; Court reinstates OH proof of citizenship law; CA Supreme Court orders Riverside County Sheriff to return 650k seized ballots: electionline.org/news/2026/09...

MAGA/GOP are despicable CA Supreme Court orders GOP scumbag Sheriff Chad Bianco to return 650K seized ballots or be prosecuted Stolen Valor NV GOP candidate David Flippo Mark Amodei holds the seat & r

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MAGA/GOP are despicable CA Supreme Court orders GOP scumbag Sheriff Chad Bianco to return 650K seized ballots or be prosecuted Stolen Valor NV GOP candidate David Flippo Mark Amodei holds the seat & refused to endorse him 1- https://www. yahoo.com/news/politics/articl es/california-supreme-court-orders-riverside-173622461.html 2- https://www. rawstory.com/david-flippo-2677 932765/

Court orders MAGA sheriff to return 650,000 ballots he seized - NewsBreak

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🇺🇸US: (Riverside, 🐻California) ⚖️Court orders 👿MAGA 👿sheriff to ⭐️return ⭐️650,000 🗳️ballots 👿he 👿seized share.newsbreak.com/joyluyd3?s=i16 Sheriff Chad Bianco faces a court order to return 650,000 seized election ballots. BY: KTLA 5/YouTube. A California sheriff’s election investigation has hi