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The justices ordered the parties to agree on a special master to take possession of all the evidence, including the more than 650,000 ballots Bianco’s office seized in February and March.—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026 The court also ordered the appointment of a special master to oversee a ballot count, Bianco said.—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026 The counting is being done by sheriff's officials under the supervision of a special master appointed by a court.—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026 The court has apparently appointed a special master to count those ballots, though Bianco at first said his deputies would do their own counting.—Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for special master