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Residents and election staff spar over conduct at Shasta County Registrar of Voters office

Shasta County Board of Supervisors · October 28, 2025
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Public commenters and at least one elections-office employee clashed at the meeting over alleged off-hours conduct, staff hires and record-access practices in the Registrar of Voters office. Supporters of the registrar pushed back against allegations, and county officials said election preparations remain on track.

Multiple speakers used the public-comment period Tuesday to raise concerns about conduct and staffing in the Shasta County Registrar of Voters office and to demand action by supervisors.

Don Duckett urged the board to "do better" over the appointment of the registrar and called for censure or resignation after describing a surveillance video he said showed after-hours activity in the elections office. "The optics…

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