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County pauses proposed elections moves as public debate intensifies over ROV needs and transparency
Summary
Two agenda items about elections operations were pulled and public commenters pressed supervisors to fund transparency measures and oppose a $5 million demolition while critics urged caution; the board did not adopt new election spending at the meeting.
Shasta County supervisors were faced Aug. 26 with concerted public pressure over elections operations, transparency and the registrar‑recorder’s office (ROV). Two agenda items related to the elections office were removed from the agenda, and public comment included calls both to promptly fund new transparency measures and to avoid large, immediate demolition expenditures.
At the meeting’s start the clerk announced that Item R6, a proposed budget amendment for the county clerk and elections office, had been pulled from the agenda by the county clerk/registrar, and Item R7, potential temporary locations for…
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