Shasta County Board of Supervisors Suspends Election Commission till ROV Lawsuit Resolved

In a classic case of biting the hand that feeds you, the Shasta County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 at a special meeting Tuesday to suspend the Shasta County Elections Commission after two of its most ardent supporters filed yet another civil lawsuit against the county.

Dan Ladd and Laura Hobbs, prominent figures in the local election denial movement, filed suit against Shasta County Registrar of Voters Tom Toller on Jan. 30, alleging a litany of election law transgressions. In closed session Tuesday, the board voted 5-0 to assign an outside attorney to the case, in which Ladd and Hobbs are acting as their own attorneys.

The board also voted 4-1 to suspend the controversial Shasta County Elections Commission until the Ladd/Hobbs lawsuit is resolved. Shasta County District 1 Supervisor Kevin Crye was the lone vote opposing suspension of the commission, which has been most notable for its failed attempts to persuade the board to break state election laws and the inability of its right-wing commissioners to tolerate anyone left of Father Coughlin.

Don’t take my word for it. Here’s former election commissioners Mike Michalak and Brad Garbutt explaining why they walked away from the commission. Garbutt summed it up best.




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