LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lake County Registrar of Voters Office reported that work is set to begin next week on the processing of vote by mail – or absentee – ballots, with testing of computer equipment and software used for ballots also to take place this month.
At 8 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16, Registrar of Voter Diane Fridley and her staff will begin processing vote by mail ballots for the statewide Consolidated General Election on Tuesday, Nov. 6.
Fridley said the processing of the vote by mail voter ballots will continue through Election Day as well as, during the official canvass.
Counting of the official ballots will commence on Nov. 6 in the Registrar of Voters Office, Room 209 of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St. in Lakeport; however, results will not be announced until after the close of the polls at 8 p.m., Fridley reported.
The official canvass will commence at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7, and will continue daily – excluding weekends and holidays – until completed, according to Fridley.
Observers are invited to view the processing and counting of the ballots, but shall not interfere with the election process, Fridley said.
Fridley also reported that, pursuant to regulations of the California State Commission on Voting Machines and Vote Tabulating Devices, a logic and accuracy test will be conducted for the ballot tabulation computer and software to be used for the Nov. 6 election.
The test will run on Thursday, Oct. 25, at 2:30 p.m. in the Registrar of Voters Office. All interested persons are invited to observe this test.