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Shasta County Clerk Clint Curtis Plans to Hire Election-Denialist Tina Peters as Consultant

Shasta County Clerk and Registrar of Voters Clint Curtis intends to hire Tina Peters as a consultant to manage the county's elections. Peters, a prominent figure in the election-denial movement, was previously convicted of four felonies and three misdemeanors for allowing an unauthorized person to breach the county's voting equipment in Colorado. Curtis, who has advocated for election integrity and often opposed voting machines, plans to bring Peters on as a contract worker to replace Assistant Registrar Brent Turner, who is currently on medical leave. While Peters was a victim of a security breach, Curtis noted that she would not have direct access to the county's voting systems. The move has drawn criticism from Democratic officials, including California Senator Alex Padilla, who argued that hiring a convicted election-denier would be a partisan move. Despite her criminal record, Peters remains a vocal supporter of the 2020 election-denial narrative. The administration announced that President Trump had repeatedly called for Peters' release from prison, highlighting her status as a national symbol of election denialism.

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