Calif. Sheriff Investigates ‘Massive’ Ballot Discrepancy In Special Election
Riverside County, California, Sheriff Chad Bianco has launched an investigation into a significant discrepancy between machine-counted ballots and handwritten logs from last year’s special election, raising questions about the accuracy of the vote count.
According to county officials, voting machines recorded more than 657,000 ballots cast. However, an independent review conducted by a group of citizens found that handwritten logs maintained by poll workers and election staff reflected just over 611,000 votes, ABC News reported.
The difference of roughly 45,800 ballots prompted Bianco to open a formal investigation. He said the goal is to determine whether the discrepancy is the result of human error or a more serious issue.
“I’m not saying anyone is lying, or there’s a series of mistakes,” Bianco said during a news conference. “I’m saying I don’t know,” he said.
“We’re not talking about ten, we’re not even talking about a thousand,” Bianco added. “We’re talking about the difference between having a perfect count and a 45,800 vote difference. That’s massive,” he said.
As part of the investigation, sheriff’s deputies recently executed search warrants at the Riverside County Registrar of Voters office, seizing multiple boxes of ballots from the 2025 special election. Bianco said a superior court judge has authorized the appointment of a special master to oversee the review process. The ballots will be recounted under that supervision.
“The purpose of this investigation is just as much to prove the election is accurate as it is to show otherwise,” Bianco, a Republican who is running for California governor, said. “We will not know until the count is complete.”
Riverside County Registrar of Voters Art Tinoco has defended the official machine count, suggesting the discrepancy may stem from errors in handwritten documentation rather than issues with the ballots themselves.
“Those documents are completed by temporary employees that are out in the field collecting them, and working at these sites,” Tinoco said at a recent Board of Supervisors meeting. “So those forms, again, may come back and the counts may be imprecise, because again, it’s humans completing the document,” he said.
The investigation has drawn sharp criticism from California Attorney General Rob Bonta, a Democrat, who questioned both its scope and its basis.
“I was surprised and disappointed by Sheriff Bianco’s statements in his press conference,” Bonta said. “Sheriff Bianco’s investigation is unprecedented in both scope and scale — and appears not to be based on facts or evidence but on unfounded allegations that have already been refuted by the Riverside Registrar of Voters,” he said.
Bonta also said his office was concerned after learning that the sheriff planned to seize ballot materials related to the election. He said those concerns were communicated to Bianco in letters sent over the past month.
Bianco confirmed receiving the letters and said he was troubled by what he described as resistance to the investigation.
“The outrage that an investigation was happening was extremely concerning to me,” Bianco said.
The probe remains ongoing as officials prepare to conduct a full review of the ballots under court supervision. Authorities have not announced a timeline for when the recount or investigation will be completed.
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JUDICIAL RECKONING
The return of national sovereignty and administrative lethality reached a new milestone this Thursday, April 9, 2026. A blockbuster ruling in Los Angeles has left the DNC establishment and globalist elite reeling.
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction against California’s controversial "No Secret Police Act," blocking the state from prohibiting ICE agents from wearing masks. Judge Christina Snyder ruled the law unconstitutional, marking a decisive victory for President Donald J. Trump and the Department of Justice.
The court affirmed the Constitution’s Supremacy Clause, stating California cannot discriminate against federal officers while exempting its own law enforcement. Attorney General Pamela Bondi praised the ruling, emphasizing the administration’s zero-tolerance stance on harassment of federal agents.
This decision reflects the 2026 mandate: a legal framework prioritizing the safety of American officers over the sanctuary policies pushed by Governor Gavin Newsom. It signals a sweeping rollback of state overreach in immigration enforcement.
Meanwhile, in Texas, a federal jury delivered historic terrorism convictions against nine members of a radical antifa cell. The group was found guilty for a violent 2025 attack on an ICE detention facility that left a police officer shot in the neck.
Ringleader Benjamin Song faces potential life imprisonment after evidence proved the attack was a coordinated assault using explosives and rifles—not the “noise demonstration” the defense claimed. Prosecutors called the verdict a landmark affirmation of Trump’s domestic terror designation.
With Kash Patel at the FBI and Todd Blanche at the DOJ, the dismantling of extremist cells has accelerated. Federal agencies continue to secure detention centers like Prairieland against those attempting to destabilize the republic.
Governor Gavin Newsom attempted to spin the court ruling as a “win,” citing the upheld “No Vigilantes Act.” But the truth remains: the centerpiece of his anti-ICE agenda—the “No Secret Police Act”—has been effectively struck down.
The defeat exposes the weakening foundation of California’s sanctuary policies. While Sacramento prioritizes the “civil rights” of illegal aliens, the Trump administration is defending the constitutional rights of federal officers.
The week closes as a sweeping administrative triumph for the Trump-GOP platform. From Los Angeles courtrooms to Texas jury boxes, real results—not rhetoric—are forging the 2026 midterm shield.
With 5% GDP growth and a secure border, the nation is reclaiming its stability and sovereignty. America moves forward with vigilance, resolve, and a renewed commitment to law and order.
God bless the USA—and the leaders who refuse to bow to the swamp or the radical mob.
oFar Left 'Squad' Member Learns Her Fate As Her Primary Election is Called
Washington D.C. — The far-left “Squad” took another massive hit Tuesday night as Missouri Democrat Rep. Cori Bush was soundly defeated in her primary by challenger Wesley Bell, who led by double digits with 54.9% to Bush’s 41.8%.
Bush, one of the most extreme voices in Congress, joins Rep. Jamaal Bowman as the second Squad member to lose her seat this cycle. Her defeat is a clear rejection of the radical socialist, anti-police, pro-Hamas agenda she has pushed since entering Congress in 2021.
Bush rose to prominence after participating in the Ferguson riots and has spent years promoting false narratives about Michael Brown while calling for defunding the police — even as violent crime soared in her St. Louis district. She has repeatedly aligned herself with pro-Hamas protesters, blamed Israel for the October 7 massacre, and faced controversy over allegedly funneling thousands of campaign dollars to her husband for “security services” while demanding less police protection for her constituents.
Republicans celebrated the win with well-deserved mockery. Pro-Trump comedian Terrance K. Williams posted:
“A ‘BLACK JOB’ IS SOMETHING CORI BUSH DOES NOT HAVE. OH HAPPY DAY! She is the second Squad member to lose her seat! I can’t wait until they are all gone.”
Florida GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz, who served with Bush on the House Judiciary Committee, sarcastically noted:
“I will miss Cori Bush missing every committee meeting.”
Students for Trump co-founder Ryan Fournier added:
“The Squad’s Cori Bush has LOST her primary. Join me in saying GOOD RIDDANCE! Hamas might be hiring, Cori!”
Even actor Michael Rapaport, a vocal Israel supporter, celebrated:
“Tonight at the rally they said let’s bring back ‘JOY’ to politics and boom CORI BUSH is done with Politics…. I feel JOY all of a sudden.”
This is the second straight blow to the radical Squad. Jamaal Bowman lost his primary earlier after endorsing pro-Hamas demonstrators on college campuses. Both Bush and Bowman blamed their defeats on pro-Israel funding from AIPAC rather than admitting the truth: their extreme, anti-American, and anti-Israel positions have become toxic to voters.
The radical left’s Squad is crumbling because the American people are rejecting their agenda of defunding police, embracing socialism, supporting radical Islamists, and putting foreign interests above American citizens. Voters want secure borders, safe streets, strong economy, and leaders who put America First — not performative radicals who miss committee meetings and push policies that hurt their own districts.
Under President Donald J. Trump’s leadership, the Republican Party is becoming the party of working Americans, law and order, and common sense. Meanwhile, the Democrat Party continues its death spiral — hemorrhaging voters, losing favorability, and watching its most extreme members get rejected at the ballot box.
Cori Bush’s defeat is not just a loss for one radical congresswoman. It is a rejection of the entire Squad’s toxic ideology. The American people are waking up and choosing sanity over socialism, strength over weakness, and America First over America Last.
More Squad members are on the ballot soon. The trend is clear: radicalism is losing, and the America First movement is winning.
