Lakeport >> Lake County Registrar of Voters Diane C. Fridley reminds citizens to be aware that the Nov. 3 election results are not final. Vote-by-Mail ballots that were received in the Lake County Registrar of Voters office by Nov. 2 were processed and counted on election night. However, the official ballots that remain to be counted during the 28-day Official Canvass period include:
Lake County Fire Protection District
• Vote-by-mail ballots: 273
• Provisional ballots: 14
Upper Lake Union Elementary School District
• Vote-by-mail ballots: 81
• Provisional ballots: 14
Clearlake Oaks County Water District
• Vote-by-mail ballots: 39
• Provisional ballots: 2
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.
