...A Republican sheriff who is running for governor of California...sheriff of Riverside County, seized 426 boxes of ballot materials on Tuesday, adding to the even larger tranche of 650,000 cast ballots he took last month ...Rob Bonta, a Democrat. Mr. Bonta petitioned the court to halt Mr. Bianco’s investigation, which he said has not identified any crimes...

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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/us/politics/california-sheriff-ballots-attorney-general.html?unlocked_article_code=1.WFA.FJIi.MzpeO_KAA7Ai&smid=url-share

Sheriff in California Seizes More Ballots, Ignoring State Attorney General

Chad Bianco, the Riverside County sheriff and a Republican running for governor, is examining votes from 2025 after unsubstantiated claims of fraud.

The New York Times