Tag: Voting

Elections

Lara Logan: ‘Do the Right Thing, Do It for the Right Reason’

January 23, 2026
REDDING–“Do the right thing, do it for the right reason,” said 54-year-old Lara Logan, the former CBS TV journalist and war correspondent, at Thursday’s kick-off dinner of “The Road Back to Liberty, Making California Great Again New California State conference at the Red Lion Hotel, 1839 Hilltop Drive.

Elections

“Take Our California Back” Moderators Praise Shasta County Election Reform

January 16, 2026
REDDING, CA–Both Kim Yeater and Dr. Douglas G. Frank, moderators for Thursday’s “Take Our California Back” Forum praised Shasta County election reform and transparency efforts led by Registrar of Voters Clint Curtis in an event in which drew five GOP candidates promoting themselves for governor to the election office in the morning and a crowd of almost 100 attendees at Faith Community Church, 2570 S. Bonnyview Road, in the evening.

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Reform California Hits 1 Million Signatures for Voter ID Campaign

January 7, 2026
ESCONDIDO–Reform California announced at a Jan. 7 zoom webinar that the California Voter ID Initiative has now received 1,001,287 signatures. Since 874,641 “valid” signatures are required to qualify for the 2026 ballot–200,000 additional signatures are being sought. A campaign internal audit shows that signatures gathered by volunteers have an 88 percent validity rate. The petition drive has a 75 percent validity rate overall. “I do not trust California Democrats,” said Reform California Chairman Carl DeMaio–”so I believe it is absolutely necessary that we collect 200,000 extra signatures on CA Voter ID petitions as an ‘insurance policy.’

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Reform California Hits 820,000 Signatures for Voter ID Campaign

December 18, 2025
ESCONDIDO–Reform California announced at a Dec. 17 zoom webinar that the California Voter ID Initiative has now received 820,000 signatures – and with only 180,000 signatures left to collect, the campaign is asking all volunteers to mail back their signatures no later than Dec. 31. “This is the final stretch,” says Reform California Chairman Carl DeMaio. “If you have signatures, get them in now.”

Politics

CA Voter ID Initiative Hits 712,000 Signatures In Just 2 Months

December 4, 2025
REDDING–The California Voter Initiative has already reached over 712,000 signatures of the 874,641 signatures needed to force the issue on the 2026 statewide ballot in just the first two months according to CA State Assemblyman Carl DeMaio, R-75, San Diego (Chair Reform California) speaking in front of a crowd of 50 petition gatherers at Faith Community Church, 2570 S. Bonneyview Road.

Elections

[UPDATE] EIPCa Pursues Federal Legislation For Election Reform

August 5, 2025
CALIRED NEWS–Some 112 Ventura County residents attended six workshops between July 23-26 to hear how Election Integrity Project Ca is pursuing federal legislation that will bring about national election reform with Founder and President Linda Paine stating: “Congress needs to act to save the Republic” because “the current electoral system in numerous states lacks the safeguards to guarantee citizens that their rights are protected and their voice is heard.”

Community

Redding Council To Decide On Raising Sales Tax By 1 Percent On Nov. 4 Ballot

August 5, 2025
CALIRED NEWS–The Redding City Council decided on a 4-1 vote (Agenda 9:12a2) this evening (Aug. 5) to place a 1 percent sales tax increase (to 8.25 percent) on the Nov. 4 general election ballot which if passed by voters would raise an estimated additional $30 million. The lone dissenting vote was made by Council Member Tenessa Audette who wanted to delay the vote from a special election this fall at a cost between $300,00–$500,000 to Nov. 3, 2026 (next year’s general election).

Elections

EIPCa Pursues Federal Legislation For Election Reform

CALIRED NEWS–Election Integrity Project California (EIPCa) is pursuing federal legislation that will bring about national election reform because “the current electoral system in numerous states lacks the safeguards to guarantee citizens that their rights are protected and their voice is heard.”