Clipper Mills, California Public Records

Law enforcement in Clipper Mills falls under the jurisdiction of the Butte County Sheriff's Office. This county-wide agency is responsible for patrolling the unincorporated community, responding to emergency calls, and investigating criminal activity. The Butte County Sheriff's Office maintains records of arrests, incident reports, and other law enforcement data for the 95930 ZIP code region. Residents can contact the Sheriff's Office for information or to request public records related to public safety in Clipper Mills.

Clipper Mills voters are served by the Butte County Clerk-Recorder and Registrar of Voters, located at 155 Nelson Avenue, Oroville, CA 95965, phone (530) 538-7761 or (800) 894-7761, website https://www.buttecounty.net/elections. This office administers all federal, state, county, and local elections for Clipper Mills residents, maintains voter registration records, processes vote-by-mail ballots, and publishes election results. California residents can register to vote online at https://registertovote.ca.gov, the California Secretary of State's official portal. The deadline to register or update your registration is 15 days before any election. Residents must be U.S. citizens, at least 18 years old by Election Day, and residents of California and Butte County. A California driver's license or ID number is required for online registration, or voters can submit a paper registration form. Because Clipper Mills is an unincorporated community, it does not hold municipal elections for mayor or city council. Instead, Clipper Mills residents vote in Butte County Board of Supervisors elections; the community is located in District 3. County supervisors are elected to four-year terms in staggered cycles. Residents also vote for statewide offices (Governor, U.S. Senate, State Assembly, State Senate), countywide offices (Sheriff, District Attorney, Assessor, Auditor-Controller, Clerk-Recorder, Treasurer-Tax Collector), and school board trustees for the Clipper Mills Elementary School District. To find your assigned polling place, visit https://www.buttecounty.net/elections or use the California Secretary of State's polling place lookup at https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/polling-place. Butte County offers vote centers in addition to traditional precinct polling places, allowing voters to cast ballots at any vote center in the county during early voting or on Election Day. California is a vote-by-mail state, and all registered voters in Butte County automatically receive a ballot in the mail approximately 29 days before Election Day. Voters may return their completed ballot by mail (postage-paid), drop it in an official ballot drop box (locations listed on the elections website), or vote in person at a vote center. To request a replacement ballot, contact the Registrar of Voters at (530) 538-7761. In the November 2024 presidential election, Butte County had approximately 130,000 registered voters, with turnout of roughly 72%, or about 94,000 ballots cast countywide. Voter turnout in rural areas like Clipper Mills tends to track closely with county averages. The next major election is the November 3, 2026 General Election, when California voters will decide several statewide and local races. While the 2026 election cycle does not include a U.S. Senate seat or gubernatorial race (Governor Gavin Newsom's term runs through 2026, and U.S. Senators Padilla and Butler are not up for re-election in 2026), California voters will elect all 80 members of the State Assembly, select State Senate seats, and vote on countywide offices and school board positions. Clipper Mills voters will cast ballots for California State Assembly District 3 and State Senate District 1, as well as Butte County Supervisor District 3 if that seat is up for election in 2026. Candidate filings and local measures are posted on the Butte County elections website beginning in summer 2026. Public election records in California include voter registration lists (available to campaigns and researchers under strict rules), campaign finance disclosures (searchable at https://cal-access.sos.ca.gov), candidate statements and filings, precinct-level election results, and ballot measure text and arguments. The Butte County Registrar of Voters publishes detailed election results by precinct at https://www.buttecounty.net/elections after each election, allowing the public to see how Clipper Mills and surrounding precincts voted.