The latest in this long-running saga in a northern California county:

A group of five local community members have submitted paperwork to the Shasta County Elections Office in hopes of amending the County’s new charter, a document that outlines specifics about how the County is governed.

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But Shasta County is pushing back. In a March 13 complaint filed in Shasta County Superior Court, attorney Joseph Larmour alleged that the proposed ballot measure will be used to attempt to implement actions that he believes are illegal and would violate the United States Constitution, the California Constitution, and the federal Help America Vote Act or HAVA.

The proposed ballot measure’s wording calls for the County to limit voting to a single day, outlaw universal mail-in ballots, and hand count all votes – all of which are illegal under state law.