Shasta County Supervisors will meet in closed session Friday to discuss a legal petition demanding that an initiative not appear on the ballot that would change the way elections are done in Shasta County. The county already lost a Superior Court case in which they argued that placing the measure on the ballot would prove to be a waste of time and resources. The measure calls for hand-counted elections to be completed in a single day with limited exceptions for mail-in ballots, and for a photo ID requirement. It’s believed that the measure would be misleading to voters and, if approved, would never survive a court challenge because it’s in direct conflict with the U.S. and State Constitutions, as well as Federal and State Law. The measure is backed by Laura Hobbs and Richard Gallardo, who were both hired by appointed Registrar Clint Curtis to help with the election in November.
-Steve Gibson