Riverside County Supervisors Weigh 14.6 Million Dollar Election Cost as Resident Group Renews Recount Call
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors in California took up a 14.6 million dollar expenditure for the Registrar of Voters to conduct the November 3, 2026 election at its October 27 meeting, and again heard from the resident group Riverside Election Integrity Team.
Group member Greg Langworthy told the board the team would request a recount of the June primary election, saying it had found the same discrepancy in that election as in previous elections, and that a recount would cost much less than another legal battle.
A forensic audit report ordered by the California Secretary of State into the county November 2025 special statewide election said the group claims of discrepancies between ballots cast and votes counted were unfounded, and that the methodology the group used was flawed.
In an October 9 letter to the county, Attorney General Rob Bonta said his office had completed its review of Sheriff Chad Bianco investigation, using materials from the Sheriff Office, the Registrar of Voters and the Secretary of State, and had no objection to the destruction of the ballots in accordance with state law.
County public information officer Brooke Federico told The Riverside Record by email that the supervisors do not have the authority to order the Registrar of Voters to conduct a recount. Supervisors Chuck Washington and Jose Medina said at the meeting that they had full confidence in the Registrar of Voters to run fair and accurate elections.
The supervisors were set to discuss the sheriff claim in closed session at the November 3 meeting.
Source: The Riverside Record
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