Shasta County Elections staff have “pivoted” their ballot processing procedures in response to the printing issue, which involves an ink overspray that is not visible to the naked eye and did not become apparent during pre-election testing.
The signs do not endorse any particular candidate, instead promoting an ideology that some Shasta County Board of Education candidates have used in their campaigns.
Mezzano says he's interested in open conversations with the County about partnership on the airport and tourism.
During a three-hour meeting, Commissioners heard a presentation from an engineer turned election data hobbyist, briefly considered appointing “election judges” under their own definition of the term, and voted to take action on concerns brought forward by the Shasta County leader of a state-wide secessionist movement.
Nonprofit consultant and incumbent SCOE Board member Amy Cavalleri is running for a four-year term. She wants to strengthen the public school system for students, who she believes are the life force of Shasta County’s future economy.
Mary Rickert and Corkey Harmon are facing off for the District 3 Board seat. Who wins will determine the direction of the Board majority moving forward. Four times as many local community members have supported Rickert financially.
Here's an overview of school bond measures on the ballot for Shasta County.
Patty Plumb spoke to the County Board on behalf of a secessionist movement, claiming local elections officials are “torching the trail behind them” to commit fraud this November. She also openly campaigned against Supervisor Mary Rickert, who’s running for reelection.
Appointed incumbent Cindy Vogt is running for a two-year term on the Shasta County Board of Education. She hopes to continue supporting SCOE’s programs that work to help vulnerable students navigate obstacles to learning caused by early childhood trauma.
Watkins, who’s running for reelection, was censured by a majority of the Council, including two fellow candidates also running for reelection. He admits sending emails to city staff and officials asking them to vote for him and for two other candidates for Council.
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