Sheriff Bianco: Seized Prop 50 ballots to be destroyed on Tuesday
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco claims the 650,000 Prop 50 ballots he seized and was forced to return will be destroyed on Tuesday.
The claim comes from a campaign fundraising email, and News Channel 3 is working to confirm it.
Bianco seized those ballots while investigating fraud claims in the November 2025 Prop 50 election. The California Supreme Court ruled the investigation unlawful and ordered him to return the ballots to the registrar.
The discrepancy behind his investigation, activists claimed, was 45,000 votes. The Registrar says it was about 103.
In a campaign email this afternoon, Bianco says his attorney told him the registrar will destroy the ballots Tuesday.
News Channel 3 has reached out to the Registrar’s office for more information.
Destroying ballots isn’t unusual; state law only requires keeping them so long, and this election is almost a year old.
Two weeks ago, the Registrar refused to take any questions on when the ballots are slated for destruction.
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