N Calif county warns of 'very aggressive' people impersonating elections officials,

[Demovictory9]

https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/shasta-county-voter-intimidation-attempts-17473679.php

Very aggressive" individuals impersonating elections officials have reportedly been knocking on Shasta County residents' doors and questioning their voter registration status, Shasta County's elections office warned residents this week.


"They’re wearing very distinctive neon vests and some kind of ID badge that says 'voter task force,'" County Clerk Cathy Darling Allen told SFGATE. "We are being told that these people are being very aggressive and intimating that they work in this office when they do not. We want voters to know this isn’t an official effort; we have a whole host of tools we use to verify info. Door knocking is not something we would ever do."

Allen said it is probably a safe assumption that members of the fake "voter task force" are individuals who believe, incorrectly, that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from former President Donald Trump. In the time since that election, her office has become a "dumping ground for frustrations" and has had to deal with things ranging from frivolous copy-pasted public records requests to demands that the office preserve records it is required to destroy by California state law.


"What we've heard is these people aren't going door-to-door," Allen said. "People who contacted us said, 'My house is the only one on the street they went to.'"


Allen is aware of at least three such instances in Anderson, and at least one in Redding. She said there is no discernible pattern for why certain residents were targeted, and referred the matter to local law enforcement. She has yet to receive any updates.

[DBoon]

1. a right wing militia tried to take over Shasta county government recently

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/feb/03/california-county-controlled-by-militia-group

A retired police chief and self-described Reagan Republican with decades of public service, Leonard Moty checked all the boxes to represent his community in one of California’s most conservative counties.

But on Tuesday, voters ousted Moty, handing control of the Shasta county board of supervisors to a group aligned with local militia members. The election followed nearly two years of threats and increasing hostility toward the longtime supervisor and his moderate colleagues in response to pandemic health restrictions.

While it’s not yet clear who will replace Moty, the two candidates in the lead attended a celebration on Tuesday with members of an area militia group, the Sacramento Bee reported.

The recall is a win for the ultra-conservative movement in Shasta county, which has fought against moderate Republican officials and sought to gain a foothold in local government in this rural part of northern California.

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2. "No discernible pattern for why certain residents were targeted"

I'd bet a shiny nickel that a pattern just might be discernible with a little bit of thought.

[Demovictory9]

5. My thought too

[mike_c]

3. good ol' Shasta County

between the cultists, the secessionists, and the tweekers it's quite a menagerie!

[Demovictory9]

4. So sparsely populated for all that nuttery

[maxsolomon]

6. Redding isn't.

Redding's about 100K.

[Demovictory9]

8. Thats sparse

[maxsolomon]

9. Point taken.

I have 700K in my city, 2.25m in my county.

In context, Redding feels like a pretty big town. It has a downtown, museums, hospitals, malls, suburbs. It's not all RWNJs; there's Librulz there, too. I know a couple.

[Demovictory9]

10. I have been to Redding. Beautiful land.

[BlueIdaho]

7. This shit must stop.

The GQP is the enemy of America - groups like this must be chased down and prosecuted.

[Demovictory9]

11. Yes

[TheBlackAdder]

12. Penal Code 529 PC, false impersonation.