Sheriff Pauses Election Fraud Probe, Legal Battles Ensue

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco grabbed over 650,000 ballots from the November election

to probe fraud claims, but now he's.

HIPP Paul's on the whole investigation.

This Republican, who's running for California Governor, says legal pushback from the state

Attorney General and a voting rights group forced his hand.

Earlier this week, Democratic Attorney General Rob Bonza and the UCLA Voting Rights Project

fired off lawsuits, claiming the sheriff has zero.

Authority over those ballots.

Bianco insists he had a judge's green light at first and even snatched more ballots

despite orders to back off.

Folks are fired up on both sides, with the AG stressing they care about actions over words,

and voters in Riverside County pushing back hard through.

Petitions.

This echoes bigger election distressed vibes, like what we've seen from Trump and some

GOP moves in other states.

Local battles are ramping up, with cases headed to the California Supreme Court and Superior

Court, including demands to hand back the ballots pronto.

Election law experts say, voted ballots must stay with officials, no exceptions.

As this plays out in the courts, it will test how far sheriffs can go chasing fraud

without crossing lines.

Keep an eye on it, California.

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