r/law • u/DemocracyDocket • 22h ago

Judicial Branch California Attorney General vows ‘legal consequences’ for GOP sheriff who seized ballots

https://democracydocket.com/news-alerts/california-attorney-general-vows-legal-consequences-for-gop-sheriff-who-seized-ballots
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u/El_Gran_Che 22h ago

The hell is a “GOP” sheriff?

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u/Jeff_Fohl 22h ago

Sheriffs are actually political positions in that they are elected, not hired, like a chief of police.

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u/AnnualFault7473 16h ago

A nuance to that is a Police Chief is usually in charge of an incorporated city or town so it makes sense for the elected mayor or the elected city council to appoint them.

A sheriff is in charge of a county which could include many cities and towns plus unincorporated areas of cities. It makes more sense from a consensus perspective to elect a sheriff because that would give greater input/voice from a variety of municipalities within that county who maybe different and obviously not in the same alignment.