🗳️Shasta County's ballot count drags on as Redding schedules a March special election for city clerk

Still waiting on Tuesday's results? Shasta County was the only California county still counting precinct ballots Wednesday morning. County Clerk and Registrar of Voters Clint Curtis blamed high turnout, staffing shortages and a data error, and he said finishing could take another 3 to 4 days.

KQMS Radio reports Curtis spent the last hour of Election Day emptying overflowing remote ballot boxes. It also reports that a hard drive wasn't backed up and some mail-in ballots were mislabeled as in-person. Early numbers are still coming in.

• District 5 supervisor: Mike Gallagher 57%, Chris Kelstrom 43%
• Anderson Council: Stan Neutze 44%, Lexus Alexander 33%
• Shasta Lake Council: Justin Jones 44%, Pam Morgan 38%
• Measure F: 68% in favor; Measure E: 66%; college bond: 47%

Meanwhile, Redding voters are expected to return to the polls March 2 to elect a city clerk, a seat left off the November ballot. The City Council voted Tuesday to hold the special election. Mayor Mike Littau said "we have to follow the law." Curtis said the city would waste $100,000, and officials haven't decided who pays.