California election worker caught in alleged cheating scandal as their secret illegal activities are exposed

A California election worker has allegedly been caught breaking into a locked ballot cabinet and making copies — as questions continue over the legitimacy of the state’s elections.The staffer, who has not been named, is under investigation over the count in Shasta County, north of Sacramento, after the incident was exposed on Tuesday.Officials said the case involved a small number of extra ballots that may have been sent out before Election Day and that it had been reported to the Secretary of State’s office.“During a reconciliation of the early vote, which is a standard process following an election, discrepancies were found, suggesting that a small number of additional ballots may have been handed out to voters prior to election day by one employee,” county officials said in a statement.The disclosure stems from an incident that occurred June 4 at the Shasta County Elections Department in Redding.Election workers uncovered irregularities while conducting a routine reconciliation of early voting records following the election, according to the county.California's top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.

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Never miss a story The county said because reconciliation must be completed before certain reports become available through California’s Election Information Management System, known as EIMS, some reports “may not have been properly balanced before being run from EIMS.”Officials outlined a separate chain of events involving election records used during the reconciliation process.After workers paused their review, the documents and election materials were secured in a locked cabinet inside the Elections Department.County officials said that while those employees were away, another employee removed the documents, made copies and provided them to Shasta County Clerk and Re...