Court Upholds Injunction Blocking Shasta County's Local Election Overhaul
Measure B would have required photo ID, hand-counted ballots and a county voter registry outside state control, all shelved for November.
- Third District Court of Appeal denied Shasta County's bid to implement Measure B for November 2026.
- Bonta and Weber sued Shasta County on June 30, 2026, over the charter county's authority.
- The injunction protects over 116,000 registered voters while the measure's legality is litigated.
Why it matters: A county cannot opt out of state election law by local vote; the appellate court just confirmed it.
California DOJ (Attorney General Bonta) press release ↗ · Aug 28, 20268/28/26