LAKEPORT >> Official vote-by-mail (absentee) ballots for Nov. 4 have been mailed from the Santa Ana Post Office to voters who requested them and people who live within a mail ballot precinct. Voters should receive their ballots by the end of the week. They can also pick up a ballot at the Registrar of Voters office in the Lake County Courthouse.
Registered voters may still request an official vote-by-mail ballot in lieu of voting at their polling place at the Registrar of Voters” office or by calling 263-2372 to request a vote-by-mail ballot by mail.
The deadline to register to vote for the Nov. 4 elections is Oct. 20. The Registrar of Voters office reminds new residents of Lake County and registered voters who have moved to a new address, changed their mailing address within the county or changed their name may need to re-register in order to be eligible to vote in the upcoming general election.
The completed voter registration form must be either personally delivered to the Registrar of Voters office on or before Oct. 20 or postmarked on or before Oct. 20 and received by mail by the Registrar of Voters office.
Pursuant to Section 2101 of the California Elections Code, “A person entitled to register to vote shall be a United States citizen, a resident of California, not in prison or on parole for the conviction of a felony, and at least 18 years of age at the time of the next election.”
Residents may register to vote at the Lake County Registrar of Voters office or online by visiting http://registertovote.ca.gov/. Registration forms are also available at most local post offices, libraries, City Offices, and Chamber of Commerce offices.
Call the Registrar of Voters office at 263-2372.
The office is Room 209 of the Lake County Courthouse, located at 255 North Forbes St. in Lakeport.
