A conservative California county is trying to kill mail-in voting
Shasta county passes measure requiring elections to be held in person on one day and limiting absentee ballots
TL;DR
- Shasta County voters approved Measure B, aiming to end vote-by-mail and mandate in-person, single-day elections.
- The measure requires photo ID and a hand count, which proponents believe will improve election security.
- Opponents, including the ACLU and League of Women Voters, state that Measure B violates California law and erects barriers to voting.
- The California attorney general's office is monitoring the situation and prepared to enforce state election laws.
- Shasta County has a history of election skepticism and clashes with state election procedures since the 2020 election.
- The county previously cut ties with Dominion Voting Systems and attempted a hand-count system, which was thwarted by state law.
- Measure B's passage comes amid a broader surge of election conspiracy theories in California.
- Despite passing Measure B, election skeptic Clint Curtis, who supported it, was ousted by voters in favor of a more experienced candidate.