California Supreme Court Orders Sheriff to Halt Election Investigation

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, a candidate for governor, had seized ballots from a 2025 special election based on unsubstantiated claims of election irregularities.Chad Bianco, the sheriff of Riverside County and a Republican candidate for California governor, seized election materials while pursuing an investigation into the 2025 election over the objections of the attorney general of California and the secretary of state.