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Roman Battaglia/JPR NewsThe California legislature passed a bill Friday that would ban hand-counting ballots in most elections. The bill was targeted directly at Shasta County in the far northern part of the state. -
David Monniaux/Wikimedia CommonsA decision earlier this year by Shasta County supervisors to upend their elections system has drawn the attention of California lawmakers.
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After ditching Dominion Voting Systems in January, Shasta County still doesn鈥檛 have a clear way to conduct elections. The county鈥檚 Board of Supervisors voted on Tuesday to try hand counting every ballot. -
Shasta County is leaving itself without a way to conduct elections for now. The county鈥檚 board of supervisors voted Tuesday to look at creating their own voting system. -
This November, Californians will vote on an income tax increase for the state鈥檚 wealthiest residents. -
This upcoming June primary is the first chance to see the effects of new local campaign finance limits in California set by Assembly bill 571. Shasta County provides a window into how local elections are impacted by the change. -
Election season is upon us, and voters are encouraged to get registered as soon as possible. -
More counties in California are moving away from neighborhood polling precincts during the March 3 primary in favor of vote centers, an expanding election鈥� -
In both Oregon and California, teenagers can now pre-register to vote. They sign up when they are 16 and 17, and the registration becomes official on鈥� -
Listeners take stage on our weekly VENTSday segment, a chance to vent on a couple of topics in the news--by phone, by email, or through our online survey.鈥� -
California is first in a lot of things, but voting isn't always one of them. In the last election, less than a third of eligible voters cast a ballot. And鈥�
