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Controversy grows over Shasta County election hiring
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Controversy grows over Shasta County election official hiring controversy
Shasta County, California, has announced plans is facing escalating controversy regarding its Registrar of Voters, Clint Curtis, and his proposal to hire Tina Peters as an elections consultant or assistant registrar of voters to fill a vacancy left by a deputy on medical leave. registrar. Peters, a former election official from Mesa County, Colorado, official, was previously convicted in August 2024 on seven felony counts, including identity theft counts of election interference and stealing voting system software during was recently released from prison following a 2021 breach. Shasta County Registrar of Voters Clint commuted sentence. While Curtis stated maintains that Peters would not have access to the county’s voting systems and suggested the role would assist or county email, her legal team is currently reviewing the FBI role, noting that her parole conditions require her to live and Department of Homeland Security work in accessing ballots. However, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla Colorado. The situation has intensified as county leadership has called for investigations by the FBI and Adam Schiff expressed “grave concern” the California Attorney General into Curtis’s official conduct. Deputy CEO Stewart Buettell characterized Curtis’s claims regarding the appointment. In June primary election as “frivolous” and “unproven.” Reports indicate that Curtis has sequestered primary ballots in a letter locked room, using duct tape and signs to California Secretary prevent access, alleging the ballots “did not look, feel or smell right.” This follows a history of State Shirley Weber, election denialism activism in the senators urged close oversight, noting region, including a 2023 attempt by the position could grant Peters influence over critical processes such as ballot counting. county’s governing body to replace Dominion Voting Systems with a hand-count method, an effort that was ultimately blocked by the state.
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