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One would think that both parties would want fair elections. So why are
the democrats so upset at investigations into ballot fraud?
The answer is obvious,

"Democrats Rattled After California Sheriff Seizes 650,000 Ballots in
Election Integrity Crackdown"

<https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/03/democrats-rattled-after- california-sheriff-seizes-650000-ballots/>

"Riverside County Sheriff and California gubernatorial candidate Chad
Bianco has seized more than 650,000 ballots from last November�s election
as part of an investigation into potential discrepancies in the county�s
vote count.

The probe follows allegations from the Riverside Election Integrity Team
that the county�s tally may have been inflated by more than 45,000 votes.

�This investigation is simple: Physically count the ballots and compare
that result with the total votes recorded,� Bianco said at a Friday press conference.

He said the review will determine whether the results are accurate.

�There is no acceptable error, small or large, in our elections,� he
said.

The investigation covers ballots tied to Proposition 50, which passed in Riverside County with 56 percent of the vote, a margin of more than
82,000 ballots.

Riverside County Registrar of Voters Art Tinoco said the alleged
discrepancy stems from a misunderstanding of incomplete data.

He said the actual variance was 103 votes, or 0.016 percent.



Bianco said the process is not a recount of the measure, but a full verification of the ballots.

�It is just as much to prove the election is accurate as it is to show otherwise � we will not know until the count is complete,� he said.



The move has predictably upset Democrats, who fear what Bianco may find.

Among them is Attorney General Rob Bonta, who called the investigation �unprecedented in both scope and scale� and said it appears �not to be
based on facts or evidence.�

Bonta also said his office had requested information about the probe.

�[The sheriff] has delayed, stonewalled, and otherwise refused to work
with us in good faith,� Bonta said.

�Let me be clear: this is unacceptable,� Bonta wrote in a letter to
Bianco earlier this month.

�Your decision to seize ballots and begin counting them based on vague, unsubstantiated allegations sets a dangerous precedent and will only sow distrust in our elections.�

Bianco responded by calling Bonta �an embarrassment to law enforcement.�

California Secretary of State Shirley Weber also complained about the
probe, saying the sheriff�s deputies �are not elections officials and
they do not have expertise in election administration.�

Bianco said a Riverside County Superior Court judge has ordered the appointment of a special master to oversee the ballot count.

The investigation comes as Bianco, a Republican candidate for governor, continues to gain traction in the race. A recent poll showed him among
the leading candidates in the field"
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Lissajous <megahurts9911@kilos.net> wrote in news:XnsB417CAE639AF0twwwe555@62.164.182.24:

One would think that both parties would want fair elections. So why
are the democrats so upset at investigations into ballot fraud?

Did you lose an election to a fellow Republican?

Claim ballot fraud!



Nearly 20% of all Republican gubernatorial
primaries featured candidates who claimed
they lost due to voter fraud.
September 26, 2022


In Alabama, Dean Odle � who received
just 1.8% of the vote � posted on his
campaign website that there are
"serious problems with our voting
machines and election security in
Alabama"

In Georgia, Kandiss Taylor � who earned
only 3.4% of the vote � claimed in a
Twitter video that the election was rigged.

In Michigan, Ryan Kelley � who came in
fourth place � refused to concede and
called for a hand recount of ballots.

In Nevada, Joey Gilbert � who lost by more
than 10 points � refused to concede and
filed a lawsuit after a recount.

In New Mexico, Sandoval County Commissioner
Jay Block � who earned 9.7% of the vote �
voted against certifying the primary results
in his county (and another county in New
Mexico refused to certify results until the
state Supreme Court forced it to).

In South Carolina, Bob Musselwhite � who
received 15.9% of the vote � objected to
the certification of the primary election
results, alleging that "many very serious
problems occurred in the election cycle."
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Lissajous wrote:

One would think that both parties would want fair elections. So why are
the democrats so upset at investigations into ballot fraud?
The answer is obvious,

"Democrats Rattled After California Sheriff Seizes 650,000 Ballots in Election Integrity Crackdown"

<https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/03/democrats-rattled-after- california-sheriff-seizes-650000-ballots/>

"Riverside County Sheriff and California gubernatorial candidate Chad
Bianco has seized more than 650,000 ballots from last November’s election as part of an investigation into potential discrepancies in the county’s vote count.

The probe follows allegations from the Riverside Election Integrity Team
that the county’s tally may have been inflated by more than 45,000 votes.

that result with the total votes recorded,” Bianco said at a Friday press conference.

He said the review will determine whether the results are accurate.

“There is no acceptable error, small or large, in our elections,” he said.

The investigation covers ballots tied to Proposition 50, which passed in Riverside County with 56 percent of the vote, a margin of more than
82,000 ballots.

Nobody in California except desperate democrats wanted Prop 50. There
were social media videos of opposing people getting out the word
everywhere.

Riverside County Registrar of Voters Art Tinoco said the alleged
discrepancy stems from a misunderstanding of incomplete data.

He said the actual variance was 103 votes, or 0.016 percent.

Bianco said the process is not a recount of the measure, but a full verification of the ballots.

“It is just as much to prove the election is accurate as it is to show otherwise — we will not know until the count is complete,” he said.

The move has predictably upset Democrats, who fear what Bianco may find.

Among them is Attorney General Rob Bonta, who called the investigation “unprecedented in both scope and scale” and said it appears “not to be based on facts or evidence.”

Bonta also said his office had requested information about the probe.

“The sheriff has delayed, stonewalled, and otherwise refused to work
with us in good faith,” Bonta said.

Turn about isn't fair play? Shocking.

Bianco earlier this month.

”Your decision to seize ballots and begin counting them based on vague, unsubstantiated allegations sets a dangerous precedent and will only sow distrust in our elections.”

Stop counting illegal aliens in Democrat districts and see how the numbers change.

California is probably going to have a Republican governor again, but it
won't do much good unless he can make Scott Wiener vanish into a mine
shaft somewhere.
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