Shasta County Measure E: Limit Eminent Domain and Protect Property Rights
Source: results.enr.clarityelections.com
What does this measure do?
Measure E changes Shasta County's charter so the county cannot use eminent domain, a forced sale, to take private property and hand it to another private owner. State law already bans this for single-family homes; this extends it to all private property, and taxes do not change.
Read the official ballot measure (PDF)
Proposed by: Shasta County Board of Supervisors (Resolution 2026-058, June 23, 2026, 3-2 vote)
The county's elected Board of Supervisors. It asked voters to add limits on eminent domain (government taking private land) to the county charter. Charter changes need a public vote.
Source: elections.shastacounty.gov
A YES vote means
The county could not force the sale of any private property to give it to another private owner, but could still take property that stays in public ownership.
A NO vote means
The charter stays the same; state law still bars the county from taking a single-family home to give to another private owner.
Sources: shastascout.org · ijpr.org
Source: elections.shastacounty.gov