{"id":19859,"date":"2026-03-22T19:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T19:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flamenet.io\/2026\/03\/22\/gop-california-governor-candidate-seizes-over-500000-ballots-in-disputed-election-probe-the-independent\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T19:05:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T19:05:00","slug":"gop-california-governor-candidate-seizes-over-500000-ballots-in-disputed-election-probe-the-independent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flamenet.io\/2026\/03\/22\/gop-california-governor-candidate-seizes-over-500000-ballots-in-disputed-election-probe-the-independent\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP California governor candidate seizes over 500,000 ballots in disputed election probe &#8211; The Independent"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiwAFBVV95cUxPVktrU2Q1dWh3VEVWVU9WR21xZWdnci13MjF3cy0ybFJySHdNdEtBelZRaEtkeHpXeHRRVDdtVi1vSFJtYnRDZ0tNYmdvb2IxYU1GT2FhYkQ2cG1hSTM2LXcyNEZpcWdpQjBHT3ExaTA3RVY3blNDQzNrN3lHUVRaTUZWaW1DbGxvSFo3ZFVsY2h6bVcwdDR5WjRZOW0wcVppQUhsd2JiR09PeXR2UHhMMzA0NjVkMmtCVkdqckVQYlc?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">GOP California governor candidate seizes over 500,000 ballots in disputed election probe<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">The Independent<\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMif0FVX3lxTFBEMjByeGFrbmFwcTZyamYwcUMyRURkTWVZbURwVU96MEVsdDh5QzZ0TXExRnZTYnJNNm9ZX3dYMHNtaWFTdk9FUEU4bVZYMTg0cGxPVEVralJrOU1NcUhCaDd2MzNVSzRRWktZVjRwWEZqNEY3bGducE9sRGFSOW8?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">California sheriff running for governor seizes more than a half million ballots from 2025 election<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">CNN<\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMikAFBVV95cUxPdmNBS2haNS1XWEhob0ZrSVhKUlRVVFp4aWk0djNvVmpCbWtobFZ2Y0ZsWGxUcFJzQ1ZMM05uUHc2VHdQWmJKODBwMjIwU2R5WXRNNHNfTkUyV21VaGdGSjhCTmVlVl9Ra2lGTHZkb0poYnlNXzlENnpYdzk5Ny1MSzQ4YTJSc3I4SmdnYXdDZ2I?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">In California, a Republican Sheriff Seizes Ballots, Prompting Criticism<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">The New York Times<\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMixAFBVV95cUxPUEhJM1FoTHVxVTFWVW51VjFZcFJoR2ZQVUtoa1FRNmw1LTRweW5MSE8yNUZZbVBmMU5wSmJ5NU1RSzVveFhLYlVKM0ZadVpadFJJNFJ4VlFqYjluN01ycmNkckdVcUs2UlhLUVZQM25OLTNsN2F5ZGxIa2JkeEMxSTEtWGh3QW0wR0czakdUTmJ5QWJnUkZ3ZkwtT2QxczZmcGRpMTYydE9LcXB4QXFmQXNPazI5Z0o2bmU0WmdabmxjRVdU?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">More than half a million ballots seized by top GOP candidate in California governor\u2019s race<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">Los Angeles Times<\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.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?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">Riverside County sheriff investigates 2025 special election, citing discrepancy in number of votes<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">ABC7 Los Angeles<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GOP California governor candidate seizes over 500,000 ballots in disputed election probe&nbsp;&nbsp;The Independent California sheriff running for governor seizes more than a half million ballots&#8230; 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