A conservative California county is trying to kill mail-in voting
A voter prepares to place his ballot inside an official ballot drop box at the Shasta county clerk and elections office in Redding. Photograph: Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenA voter prepares to place his ballot inside an official ballot drop box at the Shasta county clerk and elections office in Redding. Some election officials repeated and promoted those accusations, despite the fact that they had won their elections.In 2022, the former registrar of voters told a US Senate committee that activists had weaponized election observation activities and that she and staff faced interference and bullying.
- ▪A voter prepares to place his ballot inside an official ballot drop box at the Shasta county clerk and elections office in Redding.
- ▪Photograph: Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenA voter prepares to place his ballot inside an official ballot drop box at the Shasta county clerk and elections office in Redding.
- ▪Some election officials repeated and promoted those accusations, despite the fact that they had won their elections.In 2022, the former registrar of voters told a US Senate committee that activists had weaponized election observation activi
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A voter prepares to place his ballot inside an official ballot drop box at the Shasta county clerk and elections office in Redding. Photograph: Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenA voter prepares to place his ballot inside an official ballot drop box at the Shasta county clerk and elections office in Redding. Photograph: Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times/Getty ImagesCaliforniaA conservative California county is trying to kill mail-in votingShasta county passes measure requiring elections to be held in person on one day and limiting absentee ballots US politics live – latest updates Dani AnguianoWed 10 Jun 2026 17.10 EDTLast modified on Wed 10 Jun 2026 17.32 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleNorthern California’s Shasta county, best known for its radical…
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