California: Redding councilor says cost to hand count votes could affect city’s ability to hire police | David Benda/Redding Record Searchlight
The Redding City Council in California is concerned about a proposed voting system change in Shasta County that would involve hand counting ballots. The cost to implement this new plan would nearly quadruple the city’s expenses for the November 2022 election, potentially reaching $400,000 for two elections in a year. Councilwoman Julie Winter worries that this increase in costs would affect the city’s ability to hire police officers, impacting public safety. The proposed change to hand counting ballots is part of a broader investigation into attempts to overturn election results, but it could become moot if Assembly Bill 969, which bans manual counting of ballots in elections with over 1,000 registered voters, becomes state law. Read Article