LAKE COUNTY
Calling all Lake County youth voters
National Voter Registration Day is scheduled for Sept. 22, 2020. It is a nonpartisan civic holiday celebrating our democracy. First observed in 2012, it has quickly gained momentum and nearly three million voters have registered to vote on the holiday to date.
Since 2015, volunteers in Lake County, with the support of the Lake County Office of Education Superintendent and the Lake County Voter Registrar, have been providing non-partisan voter information to high school and community college students as well as pre-registering 16 and 17 year-olds and registering those 18 and above to vote as part of National Voter Registration Day.
The Covid-19 pandemic has made logistics more difficult this year. In the interest of health and safety, National Voter Registration Lake County has partnered with the Lake County Rural Arts Initiative (LCRAI) to hold a contest to bring awareness to our youth on the importance of voting. What better way than to challenge 16-22 year-olds in the County to create a sticker to motivate their fellow students to vote.
Prizes will be provided to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners of $100, $75 and $50. The winning sticker will be printed in full color and copies will be made available at various locations around the county. The deadline for entry is midnight September 9. Submitted art needs to be sized for a 3 inch by 3 inch square sticker and should be in jpg or png format. Hand sketched images will also be accepted if a submitter has no access to a computer. Upload your submission https://lcrai.org/2020-voter-sticker-contest/. If you need help, email to info@lcrai.org.
All eligible students are encouraged to pre-register or register to vote online at https://registertovote.ca.gov/ or in person at the County Voter Registrar’s office at 255 North Forbes St, Rm 209, Lakeport, CA 95453
To learn more about National Voter Registration Day, visit www.nvrd.org
To learn more about the LC Rural Arts Initiative, visit www.LCRAI.org
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CALIF.
California Statewide Fire Summary
Seasonable weather conditions continue to aid firefighters in their efforts towards containment. More than 15,600 firefighters today are battling over two dozen major fires and lightning complexes across California. In the past 24-hours there were over two dozen lightning strikes in Northern California. Firefighters continue to monitor for additional lightning strike wildfires. Firefighters have increased containment at a faster rate than before as weather conditions have returned to a more predictable seasonal nature. More states continue to send fire resources, with 96 out of state fire engines assigned to fires Thursday.
According to CAL Fire, Since the lightning siege that started on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020, there have been nearly 14,000 lightning strikes. During this time-period, there have been more than 700 new wildfires, which have now burned over 1.35 million acres. The significant acreage burned makes the fires collectively larger than the State of Delaware. In this siege, there have been seven reported fatalities and nearly 1,890 structures destroyed.
A strong marine layer has returned, and continues to extend further inland which has helped raise relative humidity and lower temperatures in some areas. Gusty winds can accompany the marine layer however, challenging firefighting efforts. There was good humidity and temperature recovery overnight which reduces fire behavior. Warmer conditions are expected over the weekend. Isolated thunderstorms are still possible in the upper portion of northern California and the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. The rest of California will experience a return to a warm and dry weather pattern.
Californians need to take steps to prevent sparking a wildfire. To learn more ways to prevent sparking a wildfire visit www.ReadyForWildfire.org.
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SACRAMENTO
Governor Newsom signs executive order on elections
Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed an executive order to assist elections officials as they prepare for the upcoming election amid the COVID-19 pandemic and wildfires across the state.
The order extends the deadline for county elections officials to count and verify signatures submitted for initiative petitions seeking to qualify for the November 2022 ballot, giving the elections officials needed flexibility to focus on preparations for the General Election this November.
This order builds on the Administration’s ongoing work with the Legislature, the Secretary of State and county elections officials to ensure that Californians can exercise their right to vote in a safe, secure and accessible manner, including legislation establishing special procedures for the upcoming election, and ensuring that all Californians registered to vote are mailed a ballot.
A copy of the text of the executive order can be found online at https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/8.26.20-EO-N-76-20.pdf
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