California Governor Newsom signs emergency law criminalizing ballot seizure, five days before June 2 primary — directly targeting Sheriff/gubernatorial candidate Chad Bianco who seized 650K+ ballots

Governor Gavin Newsom (signed May 27, 2026); Senate Bill 73 (Cervantes/Umberg); triggered by Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco's seizure of 650,000+ ballots from his county registrar