Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco seized over 500,000 ballots from a 2025 special election to investigate alleged discrepancies while running for governor.California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Secretary of State Shirley Weber condemned the move as an unprecedented threat to public trust in the voting system.The probe stems from claims of a 45,000-vote gap by the Riverside Election Integrity Team, though official counts show only a 100-vote difference.A court-appointed special master is now overseeing the recount process to ensure transparency following the initial seizure of the
Proposition 50 records.