LAKE COUNTY >> Tuesday”s general election results are not final, according to Registrar of Voters Diane Fridley.
Vote-by-ail ballots that were received at the Lake County Registrar of Voters office by Oct. 31 were processed and counted on election night. However, the estimate of ballots that remain to be counted during the 28-day official canvass period include:
• Vote-By-Mail ballots returned by mail and received on Monday and Tuesday: 1,545
• Vote-By-Mail ballots returned by mail from Military and overseas voters: 27
• Vote-By-Mail ballots received at the counter on Monday and Tuesday: 341
• Vote-By-Mail ballots dropped off at the polls on Election Day: 2,686
— Provisional ballots voted at the polls: 678
— Provisional ballots voted at the Registrar of Voters office: 259
Grand total: 5,536
Some of the reasons for provisional voting are: A voter”s residence address provided does not match his/her voter record due to moving within Lake County; a voter was issued a Vote-by-Mail ballot but did not vote the issued ballot because it was misplaced or the ballot was never received by mail; the voter did not vote at his/her assigned voting precinct, etc.
When eligibility is determined by staff, provisional ballots will be entirely counted, partially counted or not counted. After the election has been certified, provisional voters can call the Registrar of Voters office to find out if their vote was counted and if not, why it was not counted.
For additional information, call 263-2372.
The Registrar of Voters office is inside the Lake County Courthouse, located at 255 N. Forbes St. in Lakeport.
