California County on verge of requiring in-person, same-day voting
SFGATE • • nation
Key Points:
- Clint Curtis, the Shasta County registrar of voters in Northern California, is likely to be voted out of office, with preliminary results showing him at 43.59% against his opponent Joanna Francescut’s 56.41%.
- Francescut, a former 17-year employee of the county’s election department who was fired by Curtis, has also filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the county.
- Voters are set to approve Measure B, a voter ID law pushed by Curtis that requires in-person voting on a single day with photo ID, which is currently leading with 55.63% of the vote.
- Curtis has faced controversy for promoting election conspiracy theories, questioning voting machine reliability, and allegedly mistreating staff, including threats of physical violence and assigning potentially illegal tasks.
- Additional controversy arose when a temporary election staffer reportedly activated a stun gun outside the elections office, though Curtis’ spokesperson claimed it was a buzzing flashlight, not a Taser.