Citizens Submit Petition for Shasta County Charter Amendment on Election Reform

Today, Shasta Election Task Force (SETF) submitted over 10,000 signatures from voters to amend our county charter to enact local election reform and control including voter ID, same day election results, and clean voter rolls.  The full text can be found at SaveShastaElections.Org.  There is overwhelming public support for this petition which was a volunteer and grass roots effort.  We are proud of our volunteers and fellow voters that made this happen.

Election integrity is currently in the forefront at all levels of government (national, state, and local) as never seen before.  Lack of action on election integrity by our local government has necessitated a citizen-led election reform petition.  

As a Charter County, we have a unique opportunity to conduct municipal affairs in a way that is different than the State of California.  Article 11 of the California Constitution protects this right and defines elections as a municipal affair.  Charter counties and cities in California can use this as a pathway to sovereignty in a State that continues to erode the right of citizens. 

Based on statistical sampling, we believe that the Shasta County Registrar (ROV) will certify the petition as sufficient.  When this process is completed, the Board of Supervisors will have the ministerial and legal duty to call for an election that will likely occur during the June 2026 primary, if not before.

The County Board of Supervisors actively fought against this initiative when they sued the Proponents who brought forth this petition.  The Board is also currently fighting against local election integrity in the Ladd vs. Toller case.

It is time for ALL elected officials to represent the people they serve and fight for election integrity, especially at the local level.  

We ask that ALL citizens join this effort to stand in the gap of elected officials that have failed to actually represent the people they serve and affirmatively fight for election integrity.  Without a fair and transparent election, nothing else matters.

The petitions turned in today are dedicated to the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk.