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- 1California Supreme Court orders return of 650,000 seized ballots●California Supreme Court orders Riverside County sheriff to return 650,000 seized ballots
The California Supreme Court has ordered the Riverside County sheriff to return roughly 650,000 ballots that were seized during an investigation into the November 2022 election in the city of Murrieta. The ruling hands the ballots back to local election officials, sharply limiting the sheriff's ability to keep pursuing claims of voter fraud in that race.
- 2Calls for probe of Riverside Sheriff over ballot seizure●Opinion: Riverside Sheriff Bianco should be probed over unlawful ballot seizure
An opinion column argues Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco should face an investigation over what it calls an unlawful seizure of ballots. The piece, published by Times of San Diego, urges officials to examine the sheriff's conduct regarding ballots ahead of elections, framing the episode as a potential abuse of authority in California's Riverside County.