Measure B continues to succeed, incumbents still failing, new vote totals show
The Shasta County elections office updated vote totals this afternoon. Incumbents are still behind for three important local seats on the ballot, while Measure B — a controversial election initiative — continues to succeed. There are about 2,500 ballots left to be processed, the office says.
New voting results have been updated, and Measure B — a controversial election initiative — is still succeeding. Meanwhile, incumbents for three key county positions continue to fail. About 2,500 ballots are left to be processed, according to election results released shortly before 5 p.m. on Monday.
The results for Measure B, a charter amendment that would make significant changes to Shasta’s election processes, show the initiative still leading with 55.33% of the vote. It’s maintained a consistent lead since results started coming in last week.
Former Assistant Registrar of Voters Joanna Francescut appears likely to beat ROV Clint Curtis in the primary, with 58.05% of the vote.
Redding City Council member Erin Resner is poised to win the seat for Shasta District 1 supervisor over incumbent Supervisor Kevin Crye, with 54.54% of the votes.
For District 5 supervisor, the race remains narrow: Mike Gallagher is still leading with 49.1% of the vote, with incumbent Supervisor Chris Kelstrom holding 41.19%. To win the primary, Gallagher needs to receive 50% of the votes plus one. If he doesn’t, he and Kelstrom would both advance to the general election this November.
So far, 52,848 ballots have been counted, which is about 45% of Shasta County’s registered voter population. According to the Shasta voting results site, another update should be posted by 6:30 p.m. June 9.
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What are the specific rules in Shasta county for how to determine if a mail in ballot was completed on or before Election Day? Is it done by a postmark or by the date the voter writes on the ballot?
If I have understood correctly, the balllot is considered timely filed if it is postmarked by election day. I’m not sure what the significance is of the date entered by the voter. Perhaps if there is a cureable error on the ballot? My best guess.
Selah
Look for these creeps to use the time-honored Trump move of claiming they really won, they won “big” and the election was “stolen…”
‘Natch…
Crye will spend the rest of his term doing Crye things: (1) Whatever he can get away with to feather his own nest. (2) Trying to torpedo just about any initiative not of his own making so as to deprive anyone else of an achievement. (3) Jamming his straw into every revenue milkshake he can reach.
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Yeah, 1 and 3 are the same damned thing, but being a public-revenue parasite is modal Crye. You can’t overstate how much of a grifter that guy is.
I can see a couple of different scenarios playing out. Kelstrom being in a runoff may be a blessing in disguise, he would have incentives to work with Long and Miller on things like responsible budgeting, etc. to build credibility for November. In this scenario, Crye checks out while hunting his next grift and is nothing but a petulant presence on the BOS with no real power.
If Kelstrom goes into YOLO(You Only Lose Once) mode, it will be a lot grimmer. Crye will do all he can to burn everything down on his way out, including the budget and retaliating against staff. It wouldn’t be pretty.
Selah
Crye was clearly dragged down by his association and support for Curtis.
It may well be that some of that flowed over to Kelstrom too. In 2022 Kelstrom won 52% to 48%. Not a great margin. Right now he is loosing 41% to 49%. So he has lost 11% since 2022. Curtis effect? I can’t imagine either has anything to thank him for. So maybe Kelstrom will see the way the wind is blowing for November. Crye, yes he’ll do what he can to subvert and not acknowledge his part of the voters change of heart. He has nothing more to loose since he lost his job.
Think Crye will ask for a full hand recount anyway? Doesn’t seem like it would help Kelstrom or Curtis. Interesting to see if Curtis just does that 1% or is it 3% test recount by hand just to prove some point of discrepancy. But he seems to have a count problem already from staff though that may come just from sloppy end of day closing processing for manual ballots they handed out that day. There is inexperienced staff there who may not understand the daily complicated ballot counting reconciliation when they the close.
With 10% going to the 3rd candidate you’d think everyone who wanted Kelstrom would have voted for him now. If the censure comes back as Kelstrom promised we will see. But right now I think Kelstrom has everything to loose by continuing to back Curtis. He’s already said he is ready for the next election which he expects to win.
If Crye, Kellstrom or any Magafascist candidate needs a few percentage points im sure Curtis can find a box of “garbage” votes to burn up. He can call his wife into the ROV office again on the weekend to come in and do the “heavy lifting” for him.
A clean sweep would have been nice, but this is a great result. Curtis and Crye gone, Kelstrom is looking pretty shaky for a runoff. Measure B(ozo) will be a dead letter. The pressure must be kept on for the rest of the year. The budget process will be an opportunity to cause problems on the way out the door. Kelstrom will have to behave himself, but Crye is vindictive.
Selah
But they love this county, right!? They’ve been saying it this whole time! They would NEVER purposefully cause trouble because of being sore losers, right!?!? Right!?!?? lol! I’m kidding, they’re terrible and would totally do that. Good luck!
They got money in the past from a sore looser (Anselmo) who had every reason to hate this county by backing disruptors. Not sure if Crye/Kelstrom got money from him or PAC this election.