Not bothering...
Or deliberately sabotaging?
Not bothering...
Or deliberately sabotaging?
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Good question.
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Francescut did not say why she was terminated....
.... I am saddened to leave a department and a team I have proudly served for the past 17 years. It has been an honor to contribute to Shasta County elections with integrity, experience, and dedication,” Francescut said....
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,...Francescut was terminated by the county’s new registrar of voters, Clint Curtis, under at-will employment. It does not require cause or notice.
Curtis had been in the role for five days at the time of firing Francescut. He was selected by the board of supervisors after the previous leader stepped down, and his appointment to the role has been controversial.
Curtis is a Florida-based attorney who has expressed concerns over voting machines.
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,...Election Reform Advocate Laura Hobbs supported Francescut’s dismissal, citing alleged poor performance and legal violations. “Joanna has been held to account for her poor performance in the last two elections and I think that’s a good thing for the community. She has gone behind the Board of Supervisors back and rewritten the Zuckerberg funded grant of 1.5 million dollars and she has broken over half a dozen different California state election laws just within the last election alone.” Hobbs said, adding that Curtis, despite his lack of experience, will be able to manage future elections effectively without Francescut...
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...”I expected this to happen,” Francescut said. She said that in recent years, she’s faced an uphill battle with the county’s supervisors, who gained notoriety for siding with far-right conspiracy theorists who falsely claimed the 2020 election was stolen....
https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/shasta-county-elections-official-fired-20353061.php