Court denies appeal to stop Riverside County Sheriff's election probe
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A California sheriff running for governor seized over 500,000 ballots; court denied appeal to stop the probe.
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A California sheriff running for governor has seized more than half a million ballots from county election officials, claiming he is investigating a ballot count discrepancy from a November special election. A court has now denied an appeal to stop the sheriff's probe, allowing the seizure to proceed. The move raises questions about the sheriff's authority to take control of ballots and whether the investigation could affect voter confidence in election integrity. Sheriffs typically do not have direct oversight of election administration, which falls under county election officials' purview. The case appears to hinge on whether the discrepancy the sheriff alleges justifies his seizure of the ballots and what his investigation ultimately reveals.
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A court denied the appeal to stop the sheriff's seizure of ballots, allowing the investigation to proceed.
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