Measure C is relatively simple. Do you support term limits as a path to healthier governance? Measure D is more complicated. Do you want to put the power to decide who fills a board vacancy in the hands of just some of the county's people? We explain. You decide.
Hobbs says she's running for supervisor to change the local elections process so that people's voices will be heard.
Rickert says she's running for reelection as county supervisor to continue to make sound decisions that support her constituents, her district, and the county's employees.
Baremore says she's running for county supervisor to bring back a working knowledge of local government and respect for staff expertise.
Cathy Darling Allen has faced significant pushback from a small group of local community members over the last several years. She’s served as Shasta County’s elected County Clerk and Registrar of Voters since 2006.
Assistant Registrar of Voters Joanna Francescut says new elections security measures were funded largely to prepare for the county’s previous plan to hand count the vote. A new state law now makes a manual tally of Shasta County’s votes illegal.
Douglas Frank, whose education is in chemistry, advocated for armed resistance to "unconstitutional" state laws during the raucous meeting.
Allen Long says he’s running for supervisor to shift local government back to common sense, civility and stability.
The four candidates running for Megan Dahle's seat showed little variation in their answers to a slew of questions about education. Their knowledge base did seem to differ.
State law indicates that only election officials can examine that material. Three of the five Election Advisory members say that their new title as commissioners means they’re elections officials too.
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