Tribal Chair: 'Huge Discrepancy' in Hoopa Election Results Being Referred to U.S. Attorney, Sheriff's Office for Investigation

by Kimberly Wear on June 25, 2020 at 5:15PM

The Two Rivers Tribune reported the election board chair resigned her post one day prior to the recount, saying her job now has her living more than 100 miles from Hoopa, which is outside of the range allowed by Tribal law to sit on the panel. Another board member who had acted as a "verifier" did not participate in the recount, citing a medical condition, the paper reported.

UPDATE: Bohn Cruises, Fennell Faces a Possible Runoff and Everything Else You Need to Know from Election Night

by Thadeus Greenson on March 4, 2020 at 6:21AM

Humboldt County voters heavily supported a pair of incumbent Humboldt County supervisors on Election Day, while leaving a property tax assessment to fund one of the area’s largest fire departments hanging in the balance. In the First District, Supervisor Rex Bohn, a two-term incumbent who has held his seat since taking over in 2012 for the retiring Jimmy Smith, easily dispatched radio personality Cliff Berkowitz.

First District: It's Bohn in a Landslide in Final Election Night Report

by Kimberly Wear on March 3, 2020 at 8:25PM

Second District: Fennell Lead Shrinks with Final Tally, November Runoff Possible

by Thadeus Greenson on March 3, 2020 at 8:23PM

Final Election Night Report: In the final Election Night tally, incumbent Second District Supervisor Estelle Fennell fell back to the pack slightly and it now seems very possible she will end up in a November runoff with challenger Michelle Bushnell. In the final tally, Fennell finished with 49.92 percent of the vote — just shy of the 50 percent threshold she would need to eclipse to avoid a runoff.

NCJ Preview with Access Humboldt

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on February 21, 2020 at 5:55PM

This week: Is Arcata ready to pay more taxes to keep the firefighters and stations it has, or make tough cuts to keep the costs down? It's on the March 3 ballot and we'll talk about emergency response and costs.

Board of Supervisors Candidate Forum (Video)

by Iridian Casarez on January 31, 2020 at 4:47PM

Final County Elections Results: Tax Passes in Rio Dell

by Thadeus Greenson on December 5, 2018 at 11:54AM

Perhaps national elections expert David Wasserman spoke too soon about Humboldt, or maybe he just rattled some cages. (See previous post here.)

Expert: Humboldt Has More Uncounted Ballots Than Any County in U.S.

by Thadeus Greenson on December 5, 2018 at 10:30AM

Election Update: Trinidad Council Race Remains Tight

by Thadeus Greenson on November 16, 2018 at 5:04PM

The Humboldt County Elections Office released updated results this afternoon that leave things pretty much where we left off on election night. The new tallies add about 9,000 votes but the percentages remain roughly the same in most races.

Humboldt Sees Huge Turnout

by Thadeus Greenson on November 9, 2018 at 1:46PM

Sanders said election staff hasn’t yet begun sorting the uncounted ballots, so it’s unknown how many may be at play in any given local race. (That means that all you folks chomping to crunch the numbers in the Trinidad city council race with four candidates separated by a total of six votes as they vie for three seats will have to wait awhile longer.)