Published Aug 16, 2026, 8:00 PM ET · Updated 3 months ago · 3 sources
Election denier Tina Peters to be hired as elections consultant in conservative California county
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A northern California county that has become a hotbed of activism for those who sow doubts about the reliability of voting machines plans to hire Tina Peters, the prominent Colorado election denier recently released from prison, to work on elections. Clint Curtis, the top election official in Shasta county, told the Guardian he plans to hire Peters as a consultant to replace Brent Turner, his top deputy, who has been on medical leave. He said Peters would not have access to the county’s voting s