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Registrar of Voters Clint Curtis is introducing a new role into the local election process: poll closers. The temporary election staffers, who have received about an hour and a half of training, will sort ballots at the precincts. Curtis hopes adding the new role will help him provide quicker results on election night.

In addition to voter ID requirements, Measure B would put in place a number of other changes that, like voter ID, are currently illegal in California, including hand-counting and disconnecting Shasta’s voter rolls from those of the state. If passed by voters, the measure would likely result in costly lawsuits that would be paid for by Shasta’s taxpayers.

There are two candidates running for Shasta County’s clerk and registrar of voters. Election official Joanna Francescut says she’s running for her children, and to ensure the community knows the truth about elections and has knowledgeable staff running them.

A brief press conference held yesterday by election official Clint Curtis was beset by chaotic interruptions from his opponents. Three election staff members spoke in his support, saying they’ve experienced him as a positive leader, despite substantiated findings that he engaged in abuse. One also campaigned on Curtis’ behalf.

At first glance, it appears that Mike Gallagher has received thousands more in donations than opponents Chris Kelstrom and Gary Oxley. But a closer look shows Gallagher’s lead in donations is the result of a major donation to his own campaign.

The Anderson Police Department has said it conducted an investigation into former nonprofit director Susan Wilson but did not find enough evidence to charge her with a crime. Supervisor Kevin Crye, who’s publicly accused her of stealing funds from the nonprofit, maintains she’s guilty.