Registrar Curtis Weighs In on Lawsuit Targeting Voter ID Initiative
- Kari Chilson
- 20 hours ago
- 1 min read
Shasta Unfiltered caught up with Shasta County Registrar of Voters Clint Curtis—an attorney, programmer, and advocate for election transparency—on Saturday, February 21st.
This comes right after an anonymous plaintiff ("Jane Doe") filed a lawsuit on February 17th, naming Curtis and the Board of Supervisors as defendants. The suit seeks to block the Voter ID, Hand-Counted Ballots, and Absentee Voting Limits Initiative (often called Measure B) from the June 2026 ballot and stop any further county spending on it. The initiative qualified via petition with over 10,000 signatures.
On February 20th, the Board voted 4-1 to take no position and let the courts decide (Supervisor Kevin Crye was the lone no vote).
Watch the clips below for Curtis's direct responses.
1. Reaction to being named in the lawsuit and the citizen petition process
2. Thoughts on cost estimates and criticisms
"Former Shasta County ROV Cathy Allen estimated that full hand-counting would cost the county far more than machine counting. What are your thoughts on her figures, especially since cost is a major criticism of the hand-count initiative?"
3. Overall thoughts on the initiative
4. Merits of the lawsuit
5. Take on the Board's response
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