Over 10,000 Shasta County citizens signed the petition to qualify Measure B for the ballot. Now they—and all concerned residents—have the opportunity to show up, submit a speaker card early, and speak up to defend direct democracy against preemptive legal challenges. This is a rare and valuable window for citizens to directly urge the Board to take action in defense of a voter-qualified measure. With the April 10 court hearing looming, your voice could influence whether the

In a fiery hallway press conference following a Shasta County court hearing on February 26, 2026, Registrar of Voters Clint Curtis lambasted County Counsel Joseph Larimer for what he called unethical conduct and a failure to defend the Voter ID and Hand-Counted Ballots initiative (Measure B). The judge granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) in the Jane Doe lawsuit against Curtis and the Board of Supervisors, blocking the measure from the June ballot pending further revie

Plaintiff Jane Doe (pro se, via phone) sought a TRO to block the Voter ID/hand-count/absentee-limits initiative (Measure B) from the June 2 ballot, arguing preemption by state Elections Code (citing Huntington Beach precedent). The judge partially denied anonymity (ordered name disclosure in 5 days but protected address/phone/employment). He declined to allow late-filed intervenor attorney Alexander Haberbush to participate today, deferring that issue. County Counsel stated n

The Shasta County Republican Assembly at a recent meeting voted to endorse the Election Transparency and Security Reform initiative, also referred to as Measure B, for the June 2, 2026 ballot.

In Shasta County, California, more than 10,000 flesh-and-blood Americans—not faceless bureaucrats, not shadowy special interests, but neighbors, veterans, parents, and taxpayers—did something extraordinary. They gathered 10,110 signatures, far exceeding the required threshold, and lawfully placed Measure B on the June 2, 2026 ballot.

Shasta County residents gathered in front of the Shasta County Courthouse on Court Street at 11 a.m. today to protest an anonymous lawsuit seeking to remove Measure B—the Voter ID, Hand-Counted Ballots, and Absentee Voting Limits Initiative—from the June 2, 2026 primary ballot. Waving American flags and holding handmade signs, protesters voiced strong support for the citizen-led charter amendment, which garnered over 10,000 signatures last year.