Observers welcome as ballot processing begins at Shasta Election Office
The county’s new election official is pioneering a ballot processing approach that includes livestreaming. Observers are welcome from 8 am to 5 pm at the Market Street office.
A press release today from Shasta County Registrar of Voters Clint Curtis invited the public to begin observing election procedures starting tomorrow, Oct. 16 at 9 am.
Observers are always invited to the Shasta Election office but this year they’ll see something new — livestreaming cameras that will record ballots as they’re processed. The footage will be archived for later public review. Curtis hopes this will provide increased transparency and accuracy.
California ballots don’t contain voter’s names so how individuals voted should not appear on camera. And any ballots with extraneous markings that could be identifiable will be processed off camera, Curtis has said.
The ROV says the public are welcome to show up to view “any observable election processes” that happen during office hours Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm. Signing up for observer notification emails from the election office will allow community members to receive information about what observable activities are happening from day to day.
You can sign up at observers@shastacounty.gov or call 530-225-5730.
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I love this transparency. Go ROV!
Why are ballots with extraneous marks processed off camera? If he wants transparency, then give full transparency. Period. He’s a moron
It’s for confidentiality reasons. To ensure that voter privacy is protected. I believe this is also a requirement under state law.
Yes, if the voter writes or signs their name or puts any PII on a ballot, the California Elections Code requires the ballot be duplicated onto a new ballot without the voter’s information before it is scanned. Also, the California Constitution provides that voting is secret. Even your county elections official cannot know whether you voted Yes or No on Prop 50.