Elections

Opinion On June 2, 2026, the voters of Shasta County delivered a resounding message: We demand honest, verifiable elections. Measure B passed by a clear majority—55.59% Yes (29,170 votes) to 44.41% No—amending our County Charter to require in-person Election Day voting with limited absentee exceptions, photo ID at the polls, precinct-level hand counts, and independent local management of voter rolls. This wasn’t a close call or a partisan stunt. It was the democratic will of

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Is This the Best Democrats Can Offer Texas? As Texas Democrats pick state Rep. James Talarico as their 2026 U.S. Senate candidate, many voters are asking: Is this the best they have? Talarico, a Presbyterian seminarian, presents himself as a defender of real Christianity, but he often uses selected Bible verses to push progressive ideas on gender, life, borders, and faith. His words show more left-wing politics than solid biblical teaching. James Talarico - Credit: texastribu

Shasta County voters took a clear stand for electoral integrity in the June 2, 2026, primary election, approving Measure B with an unofficial majority of approximately 55%. The citizen-initiated charter amendment would bring greater transparency and security to local elections by requiring government-issued photo ID, single-day in-person voting with limited absentee exceptions, precinct-level hand counting, and locally controlled voter rolls maintained on a secure, air-gapped

OPINION I’m proud to have helped gather signatures for Measure B, Shasta County’s Charter Amendment to shut down the cheating methods California allows in our elections. As predicted, Attorney General Rob Bonta and Secretary of State Shirley Weber have sued to overturn it — despite Measure B winning 55.59% of the vote on June 2, 2026. The lawsuit has been served on the County and is on the agenda for the Tuesday, June 16 Board of Supervisors meeting. Will our Supervisors defe

No Change in the Relative Position of any Candidates in this Update Shasta County voters participated in the Statewide Direct Primary Election and a special primary for Congressional District 1 on Tuesday, June 2. These are preliminary, unofficial results. Shasta County has processed 55,298 ballots out of 116,380 registered voters (47.52% turnout). There are approximately 97 ballots that remain to be counted. Statewide results are based on approximately 94% of votes counted (

Shasta County voters participated in the Statewide Direct Primary Election and a special primary for Congressional District 1 on Tuesday, June 2. No Change in the Relative Position of any Candidates in this Update These are preliminary, unofficial results. Shasta County has processed nearly all ballots (54,171 ballots cast out of 116,380 registered voters — 46.55% turnout). The estimated number of ballots that remain to be counted ~1600. Statewide results are based on approx

The San Francisco Chronicle’s coverage of Shasta County’s Measure B reads more like activist opposition research than balanced journalism. It frames a voter-approved charter amendment as an extremist assault on “voting rights,” repeatedly deploys “MAGA” and “election denier” labels, and dwells on personal controversies while downplaying the core issues: widespread public distrust in mail-heavy, machine-dependent elections and the right of local voters to demand basic safeguar

Voter Turnout (Shasta County) Ballots Cast: 52,848 Registered Voters: 116,380 Turnout: 45.41% Key Local Races – Shasta County (from official CSV) Shasta County Clerk & Registrar of Voters Joanna Francescut: 58.05% (27,972 votes) Clint Curtis (incumbent): 41.95% (20,212 votes) Shasta County Supervisor, District 1 Erin Resner: 54.54% (4,768 votes) Kevin Crye (incumbent): 38.21% (3,341 votes) Richard Gallardo: 7.25% (634 votes) Shasta County Supervisor, District 5 Mike W. Gallag

In 2005, former President Jimmy Carter and former Secretary of State James A. Baker III co-chaired a bipartisan Commission on Federal Election Reform. Their report, Building Confidence in U.S. Elections, offered 87 practical recommendations to balance ease of voting with strong safeguards following the controversies of 2000 and 2004. Two decades later, California has ignored or directly opposed most of these bipartisan suggestions—especially the integrity measures. The result

As of the latest unofficial results posted Sunday evening (June 7, 2026), Shasta County elections officials have processed most of the ballots from the June 2 Primary Election. The Election Office aims to complete tabulation tomorrow, with the next update expected by 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 8. Note: These are preliminary, unofficial results. Approximately 4,669 ballots remain to be counted across the County and an unknown number across the districts; final certified results wi

Laura Hobbs, a Shasta County elections office analyst and dedicated election-integrity advocate, has stepped forward as a whistleblower in a sharply worded email sent Sunday, June 7, 2026, to county supervisors, elections officials, and government leaders. In the message — accompanied by her signed declarations under penalty of perjury — Hobbs details harassment, threats of arrest, and what she calls election interference while attempting to complete official duties and speak

Shasta County voters participated in the Statewide Direct Primary Election and a special primary for Congressional District 1 on Tuesday, June 2. These remain preliminary results. The June 6 evening update added more ballots. Estimated ballots still to be processed: 11,654. Official certification is expected in early July. All figures are unofficial and subject to change. Voter Turnout (Latest – Shasta County) Ballots Cast: 43,717 Registered Voters: 116,380 Turnout: 37.56% (r

Shasta County voters participated in the Statewide Direct Primary Election and a special primary for Congressional District 1 on Tuesday, June 2. These remain preliminary results. The June 5 evening update added more ballots. Estimated ballots still to be processed: ~21,500. Official certification is expected in early July. All figures are unofficial and subject to change. Voter Turnout (Latest – Shasta County) Ballots Cast: ~36,617 Registered Voters: 116,380 Turnout: ~31.5%

President Donald Trump is once again sounding the alarm on California’s notoriously slow and opaque election process, accusing Democrats of attempting to “steal” key primaries through delayed mail-in ballot counting. One day later, federal prosecutors confirmed they have multiple election fraud investigations underway in coordination with the FBI. Trump’s Truth Social Warning Late Wednesday night into Thursday, President Trump posted on Truth Social: “The Dumocrats are at it

Shasta County voters participated in the Statewide Direct Primary Election and a special primary for Congressional District 1 on Tuesday, June 2. These remain preliminary results. The June 4 evening update added more ballots, but thousands (including remaining vote-by-mail and provisional) are still being processed. Official certification is expected in early July. All figures are unofficial and subject to change. Voter Turnout (Latest) Ballots Cast: ~28,515 Registered Voters

The Election Observation Room in Shasta County In Shasta County, a noticeable shift in voting patterns emerged with the 2020 election and has continued in subsequent cycles. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, absentee/vote-by-mail (VBM) ballots generally tracked closely with in-person Election Day results. Partisan and candidate percentages showed relatively modest differences regardless of voting method. Since the implementation of California’s universal mail-in ballot system —

Posted by Shasta Unfiltered • June 3, 2026 Shasta County voters participated yesterday in the Statewide Direct Primary Election, consolidated with a special primary to fill the vacancy in Congressional District 1 following the death of Rep. Doug LaMalfa. These are very early, preliminary results and are unofficial. As of early June 3, only a portion of ballots have been counted — primarily vote-by-mail ballots processed before Election Day. In-person Election Day ballots and

Joanna Francescut served as Deputy Registrar of Voters during Shasta County’s March 2024 primary and November 2024 general election (she effectively ran the March primary while the previous ROV was on medical leave). She is now running against Clint Curtis for the full Registrar of Voters position. While her campaign highlights her experience, many election observers say her time as deputy was marked by serious problems: violations of election laws, no proper tracking of ball

Governor Gavin Newsom signs SB 73, flanked by legislative supporters. (Official Governor’s Office photo) In a move that critics are calling a blatant power grab, California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill 73 into law just days before the June 2 statewide primary. The legislation, rushed through with an urgency clause for immediate effect, restricts law enforcement access to ballots, voter rolls, and voting systems — effectively centralizing oversight under Democr