Cathy Darling Allen was Shasta County’s elected county clerk and registrar of voters for two decades, and for the first part of that, like most registrars, she toiled in relative obscurity. Then came 2016, Donald Trump and a growing narrative on the right that the voting system couldn’t be trusted.
Darling Allen retired on Sunday, after announcing several months ago that she’s facing some serious health problems. Marisa and Scott chat with her about her tenure and the growing pressure on election workers.