The California Supreme Court heard oral arguments on August 24, 2026, regarding Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco’s March seizure of approximately 650,000 ballots and 1,000 boxes of election materials from a November 2025 redistricting special election that passed by roughly 80,000 votes. Separate reporting from the same period noted a U.S. Department of Commerce Office of Inspector General finding of poor oversight by Ohio of $20.9 million received over a decade through the Manufacturing Extension Partnership.