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Tzazon Mar 23, 2026 +658

Can he get sentenced to a lengthy jail time when its found out that there was zero reason to seize the ballots from the 2025 election in what is clearly a targeted attack against democracy while he runs a farce campaign for governor? Based off his grey hair, preferably for the rest of their life.

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Tzazon Mar 23, 2026 +312

"Bianco said he's been investigating voter fraud since 2022, adding that "we have not found any mass fraud in Riverside County."" 3+ years they've been investigating voter fraud in Riverside County, 3 years they've found no evidence of any mass voter fraud in Riverside County, but yet the Sheriff running for Governor believes they need to seize ballots? Again, this person needs to be locked away for the rest of their lives for a blatant attack on democracy.

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project23 Mar 23, 2026 +110

It is my understanding that the election process is a Constitutionally dictated right of the individual State, not local law enforcement. So this guy just tramples States Rights AND the Constitution? Not very GOP of him. (well, at least GOP of up to 9 years ago. they have... changed.)

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A_Nonny_Muse Mar 23, 2026 +81

That's EXACTLY GOP of him.

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chris14020 Mar 23, 2026 +24

They have not changed. They have become more open and honest about who they are and always have been, ironically enough. None of this is new, just louder and more aggressive/emboldened.

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Xero_id Mar 23, 2026 +25

Couldn't find any fraud for years but the minute he wanted to run for governor he had enough reason to belive the "fraud" was there enough to take ballots.

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ToiletPunisher19 Mar 23, 2026 +17

Put this mother f***** in prison the day after midterms

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PhoenixTineldyer Mar 23, 2026 +13

Or now Why let people waste their money on him?

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A_Nonny_Muse Mar 23, 2026 +2

Actually, I'm interested in seeing what he finds, and exactly how he finds it. THEN we can put him away. In an insane asylum, or some reasonable facsimile thereof.

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Underfyre Mar 24, 2026 +1

So, like, an Iron Maiden?

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A_Nonny_Muse Mar 23, 2026 +3

Honestly, there are tens of millions of Americans who need to join him in his enforced permanent vacation.

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Ok_Subject_7458 Mar 24, 2026 +1

and trump would pardon him

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MaximumSyrup3099 Mar 23, 2026 +671

Seizing ballots for an "investigation" is a test run for intentional spoiling of ballots during the mid-terms.

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into_the_soil Mar 23, 2026 +153

There are a ton of these "constitutional Sheriffs" out there that will no doubt be used for such things when the time comes.

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FragilousSpectunkery Mar 23, 2026 +35

Such an antiquated office. We have local cops and state cops. We don’t need county cops. Send them back to Sherwood Forest to look for Robin Hood.

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rob_allshouse Mar 24, 2026 +16

90% of the area and 60% of the people live outside of the city, in the county, for my area, though a few other cities have their own police force, just not most. And there is no state police (except for highway patrol). What you’re saying definitely is not applicable for tons of California.

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FragilousSpectunkery Mar 24, 2026 +5

In New England the story is a bit different. Very little unincorporated land.

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christhomasburns Mar 24, 2026 +18

While I agree we are massively over policed, at least the sheriff is (nominally) responsible to the people who elect them. If we're getting rid of one tier of police lets make it another one.

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FragilousSpectunkery Mar 24, 2026 +6

But that electability also makes them prone to work for election, regardless of doing the right thing. Oversight is definitely (with consequences) missing at every level of law enforcement, and citizen boards need to have actual power in managing community policing affairs. Anti gang, anti organized crime and other specialized types of law enforcement seem to be handling themselves.

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into_the_soil Mar 25, 2026 +2

The elected aspect of county sheriffs has always seemed so odd to me. I'm all for democracy and people having a "voice" but elections are a) popularity contests b) heavily influenced by money and c) often influenced by platforms the candidate will not follow through on. Also, while the majority are supposed to be non-partisan you can't tell me that doesn't factor into things and I'm not sure we need political leanings involved in law enforcement more than that already have to be by default. Not sure what the solution there is as those issues plague just about every level of offices in all realms of local/state/federal offices.

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BlumbleBee123B Mar 24, 2026 +1

WHILE THATS NOT FUNNY………. 😘…. Your point is valid

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Pei-toss Mar 24, 2026 +1

But the sheriff title is very American so I think we'll keep it.

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Rattus_NorvegicUwUs Mar 23, 2026 +35

We need people to match their energy and be willing to stop them. Whatever rung on the escalation ladder they are willing to go to, we need to as well. They will keep breaking norms, institutions and laws for as long as they don’t get pushback. Push back.

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A_Nonny_Muse Mar 23, 2026 +6

Their idea of torches and pitchforks are tiki torches and BBQ utensils. I'd match that, but I'd look and feel just as ridiculous.

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Rattus_NorvegicUwUs Mar 23, 2026 +3

“Youse will not replace us”

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christhomasburns Mar 24, 2026 +1

No, lets throw democracy bbqs across from polling places, as close as legally possible.

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Jar545 Mar 23, 2026

They have already started murdering us and nobody is doing anything. Civil war is the next rung on that ladder.

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blackasinc Mar 23, 2026 +4

Yup. Man we're in for a hell of a fight.

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TachiH Mar 24, 2026 +1

Why are the ballots still avaliable. Once the final count is in and the government has changed surely they should be destroyed? It's not like a recount would occur a year after the new president starts.

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A_Nonny_Muse Mar 23, 2026 +94

In another picture, he has 5 stars on his collar. What a ridiculous display of "authority". If I put 25 stars on each collar of my uniform, will I then be 5 times the sheriff he is? [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/23/california-sheriff-election-ballots-seized?utm\_source=firefox-newtab-en-us](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/23/california-sheriff-election-ballots-seized?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us)

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Nopidyno Mar 23, 2026 +21

There are a surprisingly large number of five star sheriffs running around. Not really sure what that’s about.

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A_Nonny_Muse Mar 23, 2026 +21

I'm going to make a stab at a guess that 5 stars is the highest military rank in the USA. Thus, these morons think that sporting 5 stars on their uniform somehow makes them equal in rank and authority to a 5 star general. So what I need is a uniform with 25 stars on it, about 60 medals, and an overly elaborate 16 foot sword dragging behind me to show them how small and inconsequential their puny uniforms are - and thus how small and inconsequential their rank and authority is. Perhaps I should start carrying an overly ornamental and excessively large gold colored blunderbuss with me as a symbol of my virility too. That will put them in their place.

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Tzazon Mar 23, 2026 +8

If I had to make a hypothesis on why the 5 stars, it'd be similar to why the New Jersey State Police uniforms looks like they're out of the Axis in WW2, its because it was designed in 1921 by Norman Schwarzkopf Sr. the first superintendent of the New Jersey State Police who at that time was a WW1 Veteran who served as a Colonel, who based it on Calvary uniforms at the time. He brought a lot of administrative structure learned from their service in the military to the hierarchy of the local state police. Back then you have to figure, a lot of the people hired/voted to these positions of power in the departments were former WW1/WW2 and even Korean war vets, reforming their PD to match rigorous standards and structure they had to deal with while deployed with the US military. Meanwhile the dunce seizing voter ballots here is only a veteran of a police force someone else built and he inherited.

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Jetztinberlin Mar 24, 2026 +2

Something something Zhukov

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AngryTree76 Mar 24, 2026 +9

I’d be willing to bet it has something to do with the Constitutional Sheriff movement, a group that believes that sheriffs are the highest authority in the country and able to override state and federal laws, a power apparently granted to them by the Constitution, which, by the way, does not mention sheriffs at all.

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vikinick Mar 24, 2026 +2

Yeah the movement is kinda crazy. A lot of sheriffs have tried to argue that they don't have to follow laws their state passes because there's technically no executive branch power above them in a lot of states. Which is a f****** crazy and stupid theory btw.

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Capital-Control308 Mar 23, 2026 +24

New ways of wasting money. Shasta county was going to get rid of voting machines and hand count all ballots until they found out the cost and amount of time involved.

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phoneguyfl Mar 23, 2026 +17

From what I can tell Bianco is corrupt to his core, and his seizing these records has some nefarious intent designed to make the cult feel better about themselves. Certainly not someone capable of governing in a democracy.

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Lower-Acanthaceae460 Mar 23, 2026 +12

cheating is the only way the assholes will ever win an election

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wowlock_taylan Mar 24, 2026 +9

These acts needs to be punished or they will continue to do it and get away with it. This cannot be normalized.

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crakkerzz Mar 24, 2026 +8

Because Conservatives, Even when we lose, we Won. If cheating before the election doesn't work we can Cheat afterwards too.

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SweetLoLa Mar 24, 2026 +6

Pay attention California, this is exactly who we don’t want as governor. Keep the filth out, we’re still dealing with Essayi - that garbage weasel.

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Starbreaker99 Mar 24, 2026 +7

Again nothing from people that can actually hold people accountable. F*** this shit

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RociBuldidi Mar 24, 2026 +7

It’s been a few days now. Why hasn’t the State AG stepped in? I mean, you can’t just “seize” ballots. You need warrants, etc from judges to do anything. Did that happen or did Cletus just show up one afternoon with his pickup truck and load up?

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swolemexibeef Mar 24, 2026 +1

Riverside County Judge ordered a special master to lead Chad's fake-ass recount, the AG filed an appeals request with the state's appeal court. Such things take time sadly so we won't hear anything for a few days till things move through the judicial process. Bianco has no State statutory law that gives a Sheriff power over voter ballots, but he's claiming that it's a simple investigation and that gives him authority.

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Foe117 Mar 23, 2026 +17

County Registrar of Voters Art Tinoco disputed that figure, arguing in a February presentation to the Board of Supervisors that the actual gap was just 103 votes — a variance of 0.016%, attributable to human error by fatigued election workers. Tinoco maintains this falls well within the state’s accepted margin of error. So a total of 45k votes somehow was wrong?

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Uhh_JustADude Mar 23, 2026 +31

Hey Gavin, if this clown is still a free man by the end of the week, you've utterly failed and you should terminate your Presidential campaign.

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christhomasburns Mar 24, 2026 -3

He should terminate his campaign, but not over this.

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Eyemarten Mar 23, 2026 +5

Throw that mustachioed d***** pickle in with the rest of the criminals. Problem solved.

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The-Nic Mar 24, 2026 +4

This seems illegal to me.

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RadicalOrganizer Mar 23, 2026 +12

Choad bianco is a oath keeper piece of shit.

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ga-co Mar 23, 2026 +7

Is that legal? If not, arrest him.

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mydogsnameispoop Mar 23, 2026 +4

Does a sheriff have the authority to seize ballots?

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questionname Mar 24, 2026 +5

Why isn’t CA CBI or CHP doing something about this?

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Spirited_You_1357 Mar 23, 2026 +3

Someone needs to “seize them” back. Right??

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furrysalesman69 Mar 23, 2026 +3

Not gonna vote for him then. Bad press, bad press.

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Wizchine Mar 24, 2026 +3

Talk about overstepping his authority... Maybe he should try seizing records from his nearest Air Force base to see if they're doing their accounting properly, too. No?

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MadandBad123456 Mar 23, 2026 +2

guaranteed this guy faps to reading his own name in the news. He's likely unaware that this is "negative press"

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CrimsonHeretic Mar 24, 2026 +2

If this a****** is still on the final ballot, California is f****** stupid.

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Pei-toss Mar 24, 2026 +2

Is seizing ballots just the norm now? Anyone can just do it?*"Josh, who works at Planet Fitness" has seized the ballots in a local referendum on bus schedules."*

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blackasinc Mar 23, 2026 +4

All part of their plan: https://x.com/RpsAgainstTrump/status/2036183953443336368?s=20

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mydogsnameispoop Mar 23, 2026 +1

So saw a poll that 2 repubs are in the lead, this factual or some bs?

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Suns_In_420 Mar 24, 2026 +3

Once we figure out what Democrat to support it will be over for any GOP candidate.

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Weedenski Mar 25, 2026 +1

What do they hope to achieve by seizure of ballots that have already been cast and counted? If there is no fraud, then it just proves them wrong anyway...

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sleeptightburner Mar 26, 2026 +2

Am I supposed to believe that this was all his idea? There’s no chance he didn’t at least run this by the feds at minimum. F*** these fascists.

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Drone314 Mar 23, 2026

A Big Daddy Sheriff appears!

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