{
  "id": 9628016,
  "title": "California Supreme Court rules sheriff who ran for governor must return seized ballots",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/california-supreme-court-rules-sheriff-who-ran-for-governor-must",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T19:50:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/6110184-california-supreme-court-ballots-ruling/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The California Supreme Court ruled Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, a former California gubernatorial candidate, must return approximately 650,000 ballots he seized earlier this year. The court ruled that Bianco’s seizure was “unlawful” as California law dictates that \"'[i]n no event' shall voted ballots be 'taken from the custody of the elections official.'\" “If election...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "California sheriff ordered to return ballots he confiscated in voter ‘fraud’ inquiry",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/california-sheriff-ordered-to-return-ballots-he-confiscated-in-voter",
        "published": "2026-09-24T18:55:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}