Overview
- Shasta County Clerk Clint Curtis has publicly said he is considering hiring Tina Peters as a contract consultant to fill in for Assistant Registrar Brent Turner and that she would work in person in the elections office.
- Tina Peters was convicted in Colorado in 2024 on seven counts related to a 2021 breach in which prosecutors say she let an associate of MyPillow founder Mike Lindell copy sensitive voting‑system data and she was released on parole after a partial commutation in June 2026.
- Curtis has insisted that Peters would be a consultant with no access to voting machines or election systems if brought into the office.
- The proposal drew sharp condemnation from U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla and election‑security advocates who say Peters’ criminal record and role in the breach make her involvement in another county’s elections inappropriate.
- Significant legal questions remain about whether Peters can lawfully work in an elections office and about enforcement of Shasta’s Measure B rules, leaving implementation and any hire likely to be shaped by court rulings and state election officials.