Shasta County Elections Commission

Commission Members:

District 1 appointee:  Margaret Hansen, Commissioner
District 2 appointee:  Vacant
District 3 appointee:  Vacant
District 4 appointee:  Patty Plumb, Commissioner
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.

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

• Commissioners Plumb and Hansen – 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; Amended membership 6/14/24.
• Commissioner 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, as well as including formal complaints and Public Records Act request documentation to be gathered by Commissioner Lund and forwarded to County Counsel, and report back to the Committee at a future date with recommendations to present to the Board of Supervisors. 
  • Formed 12/4/23; Amended membership 6/14/24.
• Commissioners Lund and Plumb - work with the elections office on poll worker/observer training.
  • Formed 3/25/24; Amended membership 6/14/24.
• Commissioners Lund and Plumb - 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; Amended membership 6/14/24.
• Commissioner Lund - look into increased pay for poll workers.
  • Formed 3/25/24; Amended membership 6/14/24.
• Commissioners Lund and Plumb -  research one-day voting and prepare draft recommendations for the Commission to consider approving, for Board of Supervisors consideration at a future Commission meeting.
  • Formed 4/22/24; Amended membership 6/14/24.
• Commissioners Lund and Hansen - draft a request for complete voter rolls including canceled voter rolls to the Secretary of the State.
  • Formed 4/22/24; Amended membership 6/14/24.

Shasta County Elections Commission Agendas and Minutes

Audio Recordings of Meetings

Audio recordings of the Shasta County Elections Commission meetings will be kept for a minimum of 30 days, pursuant to Government Code section 54953.5.  Audio recordings are listed below and are in MP3/MP4 formats.  Certain devices may not be able to play MP4 files, specifically Apple iPhones or iPads.  If you encounter this issue, please try on an Android device or a computer.

Please note:  Audio recordings will be published online no later than the end of the day on the Friday following the meeting.

• January 8, 2024  Part 1  |  Part 2
• January 22, 2024
• February 5, 2024
• February 26, 2024
• March 11, 2024
• March 25, 2024
• April 8, 2024
• April 22, 2024
• June 14, 2024

Citizens Election Advisory Committee records

Superseded by the Shasta County Elections Commission, effective January 4, 2024.

Adopted Meeting Calendars

• 2023 Meeting Calendar
• 2024 Meeting Calendar

Citizens Election Advisory Committee Agendas and Minutes

Audio Recordings of Meetings

Audio recordings of the Citizens Election Advisory Committee meetings will be kept for a minimum of 30 days, pursuant to Government Code section 54953.5.  Audio recordings are listed below and are in MP3/MP4 formats.    Certain devices may not be able to play MP4 files, specifically Apple iPhones or iPads.  If you encounter this issue, please try on an Android device or a computer.

• December 18, 2023  Part 1  |  Part 2
• December 4, 2023 Part 1  |  Part 2
• November 20, 2023 Part 1  |  Part 2
• October 23, 2023
• October 19, 2023