Elections

Some local positions have seen a large number of filings

Shasta County supervisors declined to defend a ballot measure restricting mail voting. An appeals court stay now leaves open the possibility it could reach the June ballot.

The Shasta County Board of Supervisors was investigating Clerk Clint Curtis for possible electioneering.

Medford voters narrowly passed Measure 15-238, clearing the way for a hotel tax increase to help fund a major downtown redevelopment project.

Shasta County voters will decide on a measure mandating in-person voting, hand-counted ballots and voter ID — requirements that violate California election laws.

Medford voters are being asked to approve a hotel tax increase this November. It started as an effort to bring a minor league baseball team to Medford. But the idea has now turned into a major conference center with a possible baseball stadium on the side.

California is known for taking weeks to tally its ballots, causing uncertainty and frustration among voters. That could change with a faster turn-around under a new state law.

After months of delays and refinement, Shasta County Supervisors have approved funding for an elections experiment in the county meant to improve transparency.

In March of last year, voters passed a ballot measure making Shasta a charter county. But officials missed a critical step after that election.

Shasta County Supervisors appointed an interim elections official with plans to create a hyper-transparent voting system, but the plan is stalled because supervisors can't agree how to pay for it.

The proposed budget for the elections department in Shasta County gives some insight into the new clerk’s goals to overhaul the department.

Young Californians were disillusioned with Democrats last November. The solution? A simple message, a focus on cost-of-living and progressive causes, and a reckoning with the party’s age problem, say young Democrats.