Measure E: PROPOSED COUNTY CHARTER AMENDMENT TO LIMIT EMINENT DOMAIN AND PROTECT PROPERTY RIGHTS Measure E
Shasta County · Shasta County · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
Shall Measure E (Adding to the Shasta County Charter) be adopted? This measure adds a subsection to the Shasta County Charter. The proposed addition would restrict the County's authority to exercise eminent domain to acquire property from any private owner, without such owner's consent, when the purpose of the acquisition is to convey the property acquired to any private party.
In plain language
Measure E would add a new subsection to the Shasta County Charter, which is the county's main set of rules. It deals with eminent domain, which is when the county takes property from a private owner who does not agree to the sale. Measure E would restrict the county from doing this when the purpose is to transfer the property to another private party. A YES vote adds this restriction to the county charter. A NO vote means the restriction is not added, and the charter stays as it is.
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Supporters say
“I think every single time the voters should get a say”
— Supervisor Kevin Crye, Jefferson Public Radio (2026) · Shasta County voters to reconsider rejected ballot measuresRead the source →
Opponents say
No public statements against were found.