An out-of-state lawyer with a history of connections with debunked election theories and no experience managing a voting department was picked on April 30 to run a Northern California county's ...

Some residents in conservative Shasta County ... California region, where far-right voters have taken center stage. In his job application, Curtis described himself as an “elections integrity ...

including elections, supersede state law. Voters approved a ballot measure last November that made Shasta a charter county. It is among 15 counties in California that govern by charter.