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Judy Salter, left, joins others in a demonstration calling for the recall of Shasta County Supervisor Kevin Crye, in Redding, Calif., on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. Crye is one of the board members who voted to get rid of the county’s ballot-counting machines in favor of counting ballots by hand. Salter is one of the organizers of the recall. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)The conservative majority on the board of supervisors directed the county’s small election staff to count ballots by hand. Experts say that’s an unrealistic task, given the tens of thousands of ballots returned in countywide elections that include dozens of races.
Originally published at Associated Press