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News & Current Events Mar 27, 2026 at 7:56 PM

California sheriff seizes more ballot materials in defiance of state officials

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California sheriff seizes more ballot materials in defiance of state officials
the Guardian
California sheriff seizes more ballot materials in defiance of state officials
Chad Bianco, running for governor, previously confiscated 650,000 ballots for baseless voter fraud investigation
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_AskMyMom_ Mar 27, 2026 +15
Fraudster committing fraud? Who’s authority is he acting on unless he’s trying to “find” evidence? *A Republican sheriff in California has confiscated additional ballot materials from a special election, escalating his conflict with state lawmakers who say he is conducting a baseless investigation into claims of voter fraud.* *On Tuesday, Chad Bianco, the Riverside county sheriff who is running for governor, was already at the center of a legal controversy after seizing 650,000 ballots from last year’s special election.*
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Even_Trifle9341 Mar 27, 2026 +8
I’m kind of hoping this helps shut down the fraud narrative.  Like they’ll do the recount, it will be in order, and prove that everything is fine.
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paranoidelephpant Mar 27, 2026 +12
I feel like that's been shown over and over. The goal is to be performative and sow doubt about the election integrity. The people they're performing for don't care about the results, they just want the show.
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Strong_Weakness2867 Mar 27, 2026 +7
Yup this recount will stop this nonsense after the last 100 recounts also stopped this nonsense...
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Quiet-Corner6150 Mar 27, 2026 +4
Unfortunately hasn't been show to work so far. Instead, it just flips. Republicans win, elections are fair. Democrats win, everything is rigged. Never mind this doesn't make much sense for how 2024 went, or else this fraud supposedly committed by Democrats is just really poorly done.
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LordSiravant Mar 27, 2026 +1
The implication is, of course, that Democratic victories are inherently fraudulent.
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accountabilitycounts Mar 27, 2026 +3
"Yeah but still" is a hell of a cognitive shield from evidence, so expect a lot of that.
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exoriparian Mar 28, 2026 +1
Are you high?
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W031zMe Mar 27, 2026 +11
Sounds highly illegal to me. Make sure he is prosecuted to the fullest extent in State court so he won’t get a pardon from the pedo!
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Slippery-ape Mar 27, 2026
Its not actually illegal under the law, though ethically he should step aside and let another agency do it, it still isnt illegal. A sheriff is free to launch an investigation into anything they think might be criminal activity in their county. In the end he may lose a lawsuit, but there likely wont be any charges to press.
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Agreeable-Rooster-37 Mar 27, 2026 +3
The whole constitutional sheriff horeshit again https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_Sheriffs_and_Peace_Officers_Association
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itsfree_realestate Mar 27, 2026 +1
If you can't take the voter rolls, you take the ballots instead.
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