California election worker caught in alleged cheating scandal as their secret illegal activities are exposed

A California election worker has allegedly been caught breaking into a locked ballot cabinet and making copies — as questions continue over the legitimacy of the state’s elections.

The staffer, who has not been named, is under investigation over the count in Shasta County, north of Sacramento, after the incident was exposed on Tuesday.

Officials said the case involved a small number of extra ballots that may have been sent out before Election Day and that it had been reported to the Secretary of State’s office.

“During a reconciliation of the early vote, which is a standard process following an election, discrepancies were found, suggesting that a small number of additional ballots may have been handed out to voters prior to election day by one employee,” county officials said in a statement.

The disclosure stems from an incident that occurred June 4 at the Shasta County Elections Department in Redding.

Election workers uncovered irregularities while conducting a routine reconciliation of early voting records following the election, according to the county.

The county said because reconciliation must be completed before certain reports become available through California’s Election Information Management System, known as EIMS, some reports “may not have been properly balanced before being run from EIMS.”

Officials outlined a separate chain of events involving election records used during the reconciliation process.

After workers paused their review, the documents and election materials were secured in a locked cabinet inside the Elections Department.

County officials said that while those employees were away, another employee removed the documents, made copies and provided them to Shasta County Clerk and Registrar of Voters Clint Curtis before the materials were secured in another employee’s office.

Authorities emphasized that no original ballots or election materials were removed from the Elections Department building.

“At no time did original ballots, or election materials leave the Elections Department at 1643 Market Street,” the county said.

However, officials said copies of records retained and removed by Curtis may have contained sensitive voter information, including names, addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, signatures and explanations provided by voters when requesting replacement ballots.

County officials said additional information was also provided to the Secretary of State but was not included in the public summary in order to protect the individuals involved.

Because election-related investigations fall under the authority of the Secretary of State, Shasta County said it will not pursue litigation at this time while the state reviews the matter.

The California Post has reached out to the California Secretary of State Shirley Webber and Attorney General Rob Bonta for comment.

This comes to light amid a barrage of claims across the country — mostly from Republican officials, including the president — of election rigging and fraud in California elections.

The results will be certified on June 26.

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