Volunteer auditor alleges large vote-count discrepancies in recent elections; sheriff to review ballots, speaker says

Volunteer auditor Greg Langworthy told the Moreno Valley City Council on March 3 that his group’s audit work has identified large discrepancies between the number of ballots cast and the votes counted in recent elections.

Langworthy said the group found 45,896 more votes counted than voters in one Prop 50 contest and 33,888 more votes counted than voters in a 2024 election. "In our system in the Prop 50 election, there were 45,896 more votes counted than the number of voters who voted," Langworthy said, adding that volunteers compiled the paper evidence and that the sheriff is cooperating with the registrar to examine the discrepancy.

Langworthy said he sent an email to the city clerk with supporting material and that volunteers were working with county officials to review ballots. He described his group as volunteers and urged the council to be aware of their ongoing review.

Council and staff did not provide a formal on-the-record response during the meeting; a later public commenter encouraged Moreno Valley residents to sign up as poll workers to see how the process works. The transcript does not record verification of the specific numbers Langworthy cited; Langworthy said the sheriff intends to count ballots to determine where the discrepancy occurred.

The council did not take any formal action on the claim during the meeting. Langworthy said he will continue to provide evidence to appropriate county officials; residents interested in supporting election administration were encouraged to contact the registrar’s office about poll-worker opportunities.