Censure of Clint Curtis

Read Bruce Russell's letter urging no censure, calling the process biased, politically timed, and fundamentally unjust.

Said Curtis restored integrity and transparency to county elections and urged a no vote.

Told supervisors Kelstrom, Crye, and Harmon their appointment showed poor judgment and said failure to censure shows blind loyalty.

Argued a censure is pure punishment that accomplishes nothing and urged the board not to adopt it.

Said Curtis came by invitation, did the job asked, and that witnesses exonerating him were never interviewed; Curtis already lost the election, which is punishment enough.

Asked the board not to censure Curtis, crediting him with restoring election transparency.

Called the process political theater and moved that the county fix its department-head conduct policy rather than censure.

Said the censure is a chance for the board to acknowledge its mistake in appointing Curtis and asked for some remorse.

Called the censure a politically timed witch hunt and demanded release of the full investigative record.

Said limited funds have gone to an imagined problem and urged the board to censure Curtis and back county staff.

Listed nine reasons to censure Curtis, citing both investigations and telling Kelstrom that 90-100% of the findings are true.

Delivered a prayer for Curtis's protection and asked the board to reject the censure.

Argued Curtis called citizens names, denied media First Amendment rights, and misused county resources, urging the censure.

Curtis's executive assistant said old staff loyal to the former registrar sabotaged him and urged the board to vote no.

A poll inspector praised Curtis's transparency and called the censure a waste of time and money.

Said the board failed to protect employees and voters by delaying the censure and accused critics of bias.

Detailed the two hostile-work-environment findings and Curtis's text threatening a defamation suit, urging the board to act.

Argued Curtis's ballot-fraud claims sabotaged the integrity of the election he himself ran.

Said Curtis brought transparency to elections and accused the board of politically motivated investigations.

Claimed the investigation skipped first-hand witnesses and that entrenched bureaucrats plotted against Curtis from day one.

Called both investigations biased and politically timed and urged supervisors to honor their constitutional oaths.

Said the board majority delayed the censure for political reasons and that failing to censure signals abuse is tolerated.

Compared the Curtis investigation to other 'bogus' investigations and called it a personal vendetta.

A former county employee union representative said in 37 years of labor work he'd never seen anything as egregious, urging a yes vote.

Said she worked elections with Curtis and saw transparency and kindness, calling the accusations false.

The clerk-registrar thanked supporters, denied the findings, and said he will litigate and release information on alleged ballot fraud.

A forensic odontologist disputed the accuracy of the investigative report and called the hair-pulling allegation a lie.

Questioned the timing of the censure and urged the board not to act without proof of guilt.

Curtis's wife said she witnessed staff plotting against him and called the censure an injustice based on lies.

An election specialist speaking as a citizen said she filed a hostile-work-environment complaint but was never interviewed, and accused the board of betrayal.

Called the accusations hearsay and said the board never censured officials for worse conduct.

Telephonic speaker asked whether the board would hire Curtis knowing what it knows now and urged support for employees.

Said Curtis restored ballot chain-of-custody and observation access and called the accusations a calculated attack by old-guard staff.

Argued the censure matters because the nation is watching Shasta County and the board should correct its mistake.

Said Curtis came to clear up the election system and urged the board not to censure him.

Defended Harmon's no vote as an example of voting conscience over status quo and objected to silencing speakers.

Said Kelstrom 'saw the truth' about the group threatening him and urged moving past six years of division.