California Secretary of State Shirley Weber has criticized Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco's decision to investigate alleged election irregularities, stating that his deputies lack expertise in election administration. Bianco has tasked his deputies with investigating possible discrepancies in last November's special election for the redistricting Proposition 50. The allegations were made by a citizen group called the Riverside Election Integrity Team, who claimed there had been 45,800 ballots counted beyond the number publicly documented in election records. However, Weber dismissed these claims, stating her office is fully confident in the administration of the November 2025 Statewide Special Election.