Shasta County Elections Commission

Commission Members:

District 1 appointee:  Lisa Michaud, Ph.D., Vice-Chair
District 2 appointee:  Vacant
District 3 appointee:  Vacant
District 4 appointee:  Vacant
District 5 appointee:  Ronnean Lund, Chair

The Shasta County Elections Commission was established via Ordinance No. SCC 2023-07 in accordance with Government Code section 25201. The purpose of the Commission is to advise and make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors on all elections-related activities in Shasta County. The Commission shall: have access to places and records necessary to implement their delegated duties; observe, inspect, and examine elections related records and documents for accuracy and completely; may make copies of public records for reporting purposes or make notes based on such records; tour and observe Elections department and Registrar of Voters facilities during, before or after the election period; ask questions of elections officials and receive timely answers; review how election updates are reported to the public; and review in depth voter and vote recordkeeping processes.

Meetings follow the Brown Act and are open to the public.

The Commission replaced the Citizens Election Advisory Committee, which was established via Resolution No. 2023-099. For records pertaining to the Citizens Elections Advisory Committee, click here.

Commission Documents
Adopted Meeting Calendars	Commission Bylaws
2024 Meeting Calendar	Commission Bylaws (last updated February 2024)

To contact the Commission :

Click here for the Speaker Request Form to speak in-person at Shasta County Elections Commission meetings.
To send a message to the members of the Commission, click here.

Current ad hoc committees of the Commission

Members Lund and Gray – Review and investigate election issues, including but not limited to the recall of Kevin Crye, District 1 Supervisor, and report back to the Committee at each meeting, with an expiration date of June 30, 2024.
- Formed: 10/23/23
Members Baremore and Michaud – Investigate election data and issues, including those presented by Mrs. Hobbs, and return with a report at a future Committee meeting with recommendations to present to the Board of Supervisors.
- Formed 11/20/23.
Members Duckett and Lund – Formulate questions to County Counsel pertaining to Public Records Act requests, including sections 3, 4, 5, and 18 of the information submitted by Richard Gallardo at the November 20, 2023, Committee meeting, and report back to the Committee at a future date with recommendations to present to the Board of Supervisors.
- Formed 12/4/23.
Members Baremore and Michaud – Review the archival elections data and/or Cast Vote Records data, including the November 7, 2023, election, and report back to the Committee at a future date with recommendations to present to the Board of Supervisors.
- Formed 12/4/23.
Members Lund and Gray – Examine the voter rolls and report back to the Committee at a future date with recommendations to present to the Board of Supervisors.
- Formed 12/18/23.
Members Michaud and Lund – Look into the installation of camera surveillance at drop box locations and examine the number and locations of drop boxes for the March 5, 2024, election and report back to the Committee at a future date with recommendations to present to the Board of Supervisors.
- Formed 12/18/23.
Members Lund and Baremore – Work with the Elections office on poll worker/observer training.
- Formed 3/25/24
Members Baremore and Michaud – Look into Chain of Custody issues and prepare draft recommendations for the Commission to consider approving for Board consideration at a future Commission meeting.
- Formed 3/25/24
Members Lund and Baremore – Look into increased pay for poll workers.
- Formed 3/25/24