The nonprofit First Amendment Coalition agreed to represent Shasta Scout after newly-appointed election official Clint Curtis excluded the newsroom from receiving elections-related press releases. On Tuesday, Oct. 14, Shasta supervisors will discuss the legal threat in closed session. For now, Curtis’ office has paused press releases to all media outlets.
2026 congressional candidate Rose Penelope Yee debated Shasta County Supervisor Matt Plummer on the merits and pitfalls of Proposition 50 during a livestreamed event this week. Both feel that representative democracy is at stake, but for opposite reasons.
California is known for taking weeks to tally its ballots, causing uncertainty and frustration among voters. That could change with a faster turn-around under a new state law.
California’s Attorney General Rob Bonta has shared information about changes in postal policies that will require rural Californians to mail their ballots prior to election day, or risk losing their vote. The timing of the changes coincides with a significant reduction in Shasta’s ballot drop box locations. Here’s what you need to know.
Just four weeks before November’s special election, poll workers in Shasta County say they’re waiting to hear when they’ll be trained and where they'll be assigned. Some have reservations about working the polls under newly appointed election official Clint Curtis.
Four out of five supervisors approved giving new Shasta Election official Clint Curtis an additional $134,000 to implement new procedures in the way votes are tallied. Many questions remain about the logistics of Curtis’ plan.
An open house to show off the new set up at the Shasta Election Office revealed more of what ballot processing will look like under Registrar of Voters Clint Curtis. November 2025 will be his first time running an election. He’s hoping to use ballot filming and new temporary staff as a means of increasing transparency and trust.
California Democrats’ redistricting plan would split the state’s traditional Republican stronghold into a sprawling coastal district with Bay Area liberals. North State conservatives say it would silence rural voices.
A July interview with Shasta’s newly appointed election official Clint Curtis revealed his hope for the indictment of his campaign opponent, former Assistant Registrar of Voters Joanna Francescut. We're sharing highlights of that interview.
Registrar of Voters Clint Curtis, who was appointed a few months ago, says if supervisors want to ensure trust in elections they’ll need to pay for it. He’s asking supervisors to approve almost $2.6 million in spending… from funds saved for a jail. He’s likely to need millions more over the next four years, he says.
