Citizens of Shasta County, California Declare State of Emergency and Demand Certifiable Election Results
In Shasta County, California, the people have had enough of corrupt elections and demand their right to a certifiable election.
In Shasta County, California, the results of their elections are not legitimately certifiable. Concerned citizens pointed out the following:
“Good Afternoon, My name is Patty Plumb and this is my Husband Ron Plumb and the Date is Friday, November 29, 2024, here in beautiful Downtown Redding, CA. I want to make it clear, first of all that I am speaking as a Concerned Citizen of Shasta County and Not as a Election Commissioner. This Press Release today, is in Response to our Appointed Clerk and Recorder, Thomas Toller’s comments, regarding the Protest and Demonstration here, at the Street Corner, near the Election Office on Tuesday, November 26, 2024. PRESS RELEASE 11-26-24 The citizens of Shasta County are currently being disenfranchised.
The US Supreme Court in 1915 (US vs Mosley)1 concluded that we not only have the right to cast a vote, but to have that vote counted accurately. Shasta County did not follow the user manual provided by Hart InterCivic (Verity Ballot Printing Guidelines, pg 33) and as a result a printing error on live ballots occurred. One out of two ballots are being rejected and must be duplicated. California Voting System Standards are not being met in Shasta County. The voting system (Hart InterCivic) as it is currently utilized, has a misfeed rate (rejection rate) of approximately 250 ballots for every 500 ballots scanned, or 250/500. This far exceeds the State Voting System Standards set forth by the Secretary of State, that allow for no more than 1 misfeed per 500 ballots scanned, or 1/500.2 The duplication process is conducted in private with no meaningful observation.
The process is complicated and lacks a clear workflow. Most concerningly, the duplication process is done without maintaining chain of custody, and observers are not permitted to look over the shoulder of the individual creating the duplicate ballot3, nor are they able to look over the shoulder of the individual double-checking the accuracy of the duplicated ballot.
AB969 provided for cases such as ours by creating a new law, Ca EC 15270.3, which states that an “elections official may conduct a manual vote count in the event of a natural disaster or other state of emergency in which use of a certified voting system is not feasible.
“ We declare that what is happening here in Shasta County is a state of emergency, in which the use of a certified voting system is not feasible. We insist that a 100% manual hand count be conducted to ensure accuracy and transparency in Shasta County’s elections. We demand that election officials guilty of the maladministration described above be placed on administrative leave effective immediately.”