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California is voting on redistricting. An election skeptic runs the process in one county

Clint Curtis is overseeing a 4 November ballot that could add five Democratic seats and reshape US politics

The Guardian - US · Nov 1, 2025

How a Florida-based election skeptic came to run elections in California

Clint Curtis, who once claimed to build vote-flipping software, will now lead elections in a conservative county

The Guardian - US · May 9, 2025

How an ultra-right majority in California’s far north picked a novice to run its elections

Shasta county has made its name as a hotbed of the election-denial movement – and the snubbing of a well-respected election clerk has caused alarm

The Guardian - US · Oct 7, 2024

In red California, election deniers rant about fraud and promise they won't go away

REDDING, Calif. — A cold rain poured outside as Patty Plumb stood before the Shasta County Board of Supervisors on Election Day and — with a warm smile and a chipper voice — warned that the local voting system is rigged.

Los Angeles Times · Nov 10, 2022

‘A madness has taken hold’ ahead of US midterms: local election officials fear for safety

In two rural California counties, voters are showing increasing hostility and aggression toward election workers

The Guardian - US · Oct 27, 2022

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Ian aftermath even harder to fix with supply chain tattered

Tribune News Service · Oct 1, 2022