Earlier in March, Bianco, who is running for governor, seized more than 611,000 ballots from the special election in which voters approved a redistricting measure that shifted five of California's Republican-held seats in the U.S. House of Representatives to be more favorable to Democrats in the upcoming midterm elections. He says a citizens group pointed out a 45,000-ballot discrepancy between the number of votes that were counted and the number of votes that were cast.
In the weeks after Bianco's investigation began, California Attorney General Rob Bonta has made several efforts to stop him, saying it was illegal for him to take ballots from the Riverside County Registrar and begin a recount and that Bianco hasn't identified any crimes.
The UCLA Voting Rights Project also filed a petition with the California Supreme Court last week, arguing that the ballot seizure violated state law on the handling of election materials.
"We are on hold because of the politically motivated lawsuits and court filings," Bianco said in a statement shared with CBS News L.A.
"What Sheriff Bianco is doing is absolutely unprecedented," Alvarado said. "No other sheriff has ever done anything like this in California. And, if any other sheriff were to embark in something like this, he would not do it alone. He would have the attorneys, city attorneys, state attorneys be a part of this whole process. The county registrar of voters would be the front line standing next to him. But, he's running for governor, and you have to understand that when you're running for governor, you have to fight to get on TV and get your name elected."
"You would have thought the world was ending, and every single Democrat leader in California is now doing everything they can to prevent this count from happening and it really makes you question: why?" Bianco said during the television appearance.
Alvarado said the investigation could impact the gubernatorial race, however, despite Bianco stating that the investigation has "absolutely nothing" to do with his campaign.
CBS News L.A. has reached out to Bonta's office for comment on Bianco's statement but has not yet heard back.
A hearing is set for Monday morning as Bonta's petition for the Riverside County Superior Court to stop the investigation is reviewed.
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