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- 1California sheriff broke law by seizing ballots, court rules▼California sheriff broke election law by seizing ballots, state Supreme Court rules
California's state Supreme Court has ruled that a county sheriff violated election law by seizing ballots. The decision establishes that the sheriff's actions during an election investigation were unlawful, and it is drawing attention to the limits of law enforcement authority over election materials in the state.
- 2California Supreme Court orders return of 650,000 seized ballots●California Supreme Court orders Riverside County sheriff to return 650,000 seized ballots
The California Supreme Court has ordered the Riverside County sheriff to return roughly 650,000 ballots that were seized during an investigation into the November 2022 election in the city of Murrieta. The ruling hands the ballots back to local election officials, sharply limiting the sheriff's ability to keep pursuing claims of voter fraud in that race.
- 3Supreme Court ruling leaves California 2026 election untouched▼Supreme Court ruling on DHS voter database will have no impact on California’s 2026 general election
The US Supreme Court has ruled on a case concerning a Department of Homeland Security voter database, and officials say the decision will have no bearing on California's 2026 general election. The ruling resolves a dispute over federal access to state voter records, but California's election procedures and voter rolls will continue unchanged for the upcoming contest.