On September 20, 2025, Clint Curtis, Shasta County’s new Registrar of Voters, held an open house to let the public see changes he has made over his predecessor, Tom Toller, and before that, Toller‘s predecessor, Cathy Darling Allen. The first… Continue Reading
The final candidate interviewed by the board last Wednesday, Ellie Leigh Sharp, a Subject Matter Expert II and top-down integration specialist for the Nevada Secretary of State Elections Division, has worked in elections offices since 2007—about the same length of time as Assistant ROV Joanna Francescut. She was clearly more qualified than Curtis, who has no direct elections experience. Continue Reading
Shasta County District 3 Supervisor Corkey Harmon can stop complaining about being the swing vote on the Shasta County Board of Supervisors. After joining District 1 Supervisor Kevin Crye and District 5 Supervisor Chris Kelstrom in anointing underqualified Florida election… Continue Reading
Joanna Francescut, current Assistant County Clerk and Registrar of Voters for Shasta County, has announced her candidacy for Shasta County Clerk and Registrar of Voters in the upcoming June 2026 Primary Election. Francescut has served as Assistant Clerk/ROV since 2018… Continue Reading
At a special meeting held April 30, 2025, the Shasta County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 to extend a conditional offer of appointment to Clint Curtis to serve as the County Clerk/Registrar of Voters. The appointment is contingent upon the… Continue Reading
For the 40 percent of Americans who’ve been fired at least once during their career, it can be the most unnerving question on a job application: Were you ever discharged or forced to resign from a position? Here at A… Continue Reading
It’s been a while. The last time I wrote to all of you, we were staring down the barrel of an uncertain political future, and my misplaced optimism left me wanting to reassure the reading public that things would be… Continue Reading
Tom Toller announces his intention to step down as the Shasta County Clerk and Registrar of Voters. Mr. Toller’s final day in this position is April 29, 2025. He delivered his letter of resignation to the County Board of Supervisors… Continue Reading
The Breakdown investigates the recent controversies surrounding the Shasta County Board of Supervisors. I focus on the contentious appointment of Tom Toller as the new Registrar of Voters, the letter to the State Attorney General regarding the Zogg Fire… Continue Reading
In a 3-2 vote, the Shasta County Board of Supervisors have chosen to select Thomas Toller as the new Shasta County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, with Supervisors Crye, Kelstrom, and Jones voting “Yes” and Supervisors Rickert and Garman voting “No”. This… Continue Reading
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