After Four Days in his Appointed Role As Registrar of Voters, Clint Curtis Announces Campaign During Private “Town Hall”

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Clint Curtis will appear on Paul Preston's Agenda 21 Radio December 4, 2025

Curtis announced that he’ll be running for the Registrar of Voters position in 2026, making negative comments about his top staffer, Assistant Registrar of Voters Joanna Francescut, who’s also running for the seat. Some members of the press were excluded from the event despite it originally being billed as public.

By Annelise Pierce

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May 25, 2025

5.27.25 4:49: We have updated the story to note that Curtis asked for donations during the event.

Shasta County’s new Registrar of Voters (ROV), Clint Curtis, has been on the job for only four days. Curtis is a former software engineer and attorney who’s never lived in Shasta County or held a role in election management until he was appointed by Shasta County Supervisors last week after two other ROV’s stepped down mid-term.

During a town hall meeting yesterday, May 24, Curtis provided his first public comments on the specifics of how he’ll manage the department. Curtis also used the meeting to announce his plans to run for ROV during the June 2026 election. His remarks included negative comments about his most senior employee at the Election Office, Assistant Registrar of Voters Joanna Francescut, who announced her candidacy several weeks ago.