Shasta County supervisors have decided to reconsider censuring Registrar of Voters Clint Curtis, who was found to have engaged in verbal abuse against staff, including threats of violence. The decision to reconsider the censure comes after two county investigations substantiated the findings against Curtis.

Background

Curtis had denied any wrongdoing, but the investigations found that he had threatened to slap or “throat punch” a staffer and pull another staffer out of their office by their hair. The supervisors initially voted not to censure Curtis in May, choosing to delay the decision to avoid impacting the June primary election.

Since then, the supervisors have faced repeated questions from the public about why no further action has been taken. Curtis, who administered the June election and ran to maintain his appointed seat as Registrar of Voters, failed to gain the votes needed to continue in his role for the next four years. He will be succeeded by Joanna Francescut, the county’s former assistant registrar of voters, who garnered nearly 58% of the public’s vote.

During the public comment period, some commenters debated the findings and accused Shasta County Support Services Director Monica Fugitt, who conducted the second investigation into Curtis, of dishonesty and bias. However, the supervisors did not address these concerns and instead voted to support a motion to reconsider censuring Curtis. The discussion of censure will not occur before the election results are certified, which is expected to take place on July 2.

Original reporting: Shasta Scout (Redding) — read the source article.