Clint Curtis, chief elections officer for Shasta County in California, announced his intention to hire Tina Peters as deputy following accusations against his own staff of compromising election security. Peters, former Mesa County, Colorado clerk, was convicted in 2024 on seven counts of election interference for permitting unauthorized access to voting equipment in an attempt to substantiate claims that the 2020 presidential election was fraudulent. She received a nine-year prison sentence before President Trump commuted it in May. Peters has not publicly confirmed the job offer, though her attorney stated she is considering the opportunity.

Curtis himself has promoted election denial theories spanning more than two decades, beginning with claims that he developed software capable of manipulating elections undetectably. He assumed his current role in 2025 without election administration experience, having worked previously as a lawyer and software developer while based in Florida. Internal and external investigations have substantiated allegations from his staff regarding physical intimidation and retaliation since his appointment. Democratic lawmakers, including US Senator Alex Padilla, have publicly opposed the potential hire, characterising it as consistent with efforts to advance election denial narratives in a county that has become associated with such conspiracy theories.