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Internal emails show how fringe groups fueled Sheriff Chad Bianco’s ballot seizure
Investigators found little evidence of fraud after years of pressure from election conspiracists and allied activists.
- In March, Riverside Sheriff Bianco seized 650,000 ballots from the registrar's office, marking the first time in U.S. history a sheriff took possession of cast ballots during an investigation.
- Secessionist movement representative Shelby Bunch began demanding fraud investigations in 2022, later connecting with Gregg Phillips and the "constitutional sheriff" movement, which asserts sheriffs hold power exceeding courts.
- Investigator Christopher Poznanski concluded after three years of work that the actual discrepancy between ballots cast and counted was only 103, undermining the basis for Bianco's seizure.
- Bianco stated he would not hesitate to seize ballots again, creating risks for the November midterms in Riverside's competitive 48th Congressional District where he faces reelection.
- The district remains one of fewer than three dozen seats nationwide that could determine control of the U.S. House of Representatives, amplifying concerns that unproven fraud claims could disrupt national elections.
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Internal emails show how fringe groups fueled Sheriff Chad Bianco’s ballot seizure
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. In the spring of 2022, a woman named Shelby Bunch began appearing at government hearings in Riverside County, demanding that officials there address what she believed was an epidemic of fraud in local elections. Bunch often introduced herself as a representative of New California, a secessionist movement that seeks to break away from what it describes as the tyran…
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