NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – On Tuesday the Plumas County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to adopt a resolution rescinding a ballot measure that was set to go before voters this summer regarding joining the the State of Jefferson.
The 4-0 vote removes the advisory measure, which the board had approved on Oct. 20 and which had been scheduled for the June election.
“I want to honor our commitment to Plumas County residents to spend resources wisely and always for the best benefit of our communities, and believe that pursuing this ballot measure would waste vital taxpayer money,” said Plumas County Board of Supervisors Vice Chair Lori Simpson.
Ahead of the vote, a State of Jefferson supporter had told the board that the group already had taken signatures directly to Sacramento, bypassing the supervisors.
Simpson added, “I also feel that in bypassing the Board of Supervisor’s decision and acting alone, the State of Jefferson folks disrespected our board members who take their elected responsibility to the people of Plumas very seriously.”
The Plumas County Board of Supervisors vote took place a month after the Lake County Board of Supervisors voted to rescind an advisory vote which had been set for the November ballot, as Lake County News has reported.
Trinity, Sierra, Alpine and Shasta counties have explicitly declined to split from California. In addition, eight other counties have shown no interest and have taken no action on the issue.
State of Jefferson proponents last week said they delivered declarations for several counties to state officials in Sacramento.
Keep It California, a group that formed to oppose the State of Jefferson plan, challenged those declarations, saying that local support has been misrepresented and none of the signatures delivered to Sacramento have been verified by county or state elections clerks, making them essentially meaningless.
“We thank the Plumas County Supervisors for prioritizing genuine solutions that will have a positive impact in the daily lives of rural county families,” said Faith Strailey, spokesperson for Keep It California Plumas County. “Rural Northern California is a vital part of the California economy, just as the State’s partnership is important to our health. We must do a better job of educating, pressuring, and engaging state legislators. Working together we are safer, stronger, and better able to meet the needs of our communities.”
State of Jefferson supporters now are rallying to call state legislators on a daily basis to advocate for pro-Jefferson legislation, which the group hopes will be introduced soon.
State of Jefferson update: Plumas supervisors rescind Jefferson advisory vote resolution
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