California: They hope to form a new state. Shasta County’s top elections official is paying attention. | Nevin Kallepalli and Madison Holcomb /Shasta Scout
Last Saturday, less than a thousand people cast votes on an issue they hope will soon determine the fate of 40 million Californians. New California State (NCS), a movement attempting to separate from California to form its own state, held the July 12 election in order to approve a provisional constitution. According to NCS, participants representing more than 50 of California’s 58 counties voted, with some making long drives to reach one of the 26 NCS precincts. In Shasta County, ballots were cast in an unassuming conference room at the Redding Red Lion Hotel. One especially noteworthy voter was Shasta County Clerk and Registrar of Voters (ROV) Clint Curtis, the public official tasked with running the county’s official California election process. Many of the same local activists who have consistently cast doubt on the integrity of the Shasta Election Office over the last several years helped administer the event. Read Article