LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Registrar of Voters Office reported that Oct. 19 is the last day to register to vote in the Nov. 3 presidential election.
New voters, 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 need to register or reregister to vote no later than Oct. 19.
If you are a registered voter and your mailing address has changed, official voting materials – sample ballots, vote-by-mail ballots, etc. – cannot be forwarded to another address and will be returned to the Registrar of Voters Office by the postal service.
Residents may personally phone the registrar’s office to verify if their voter registration information is correct and up-to-date.
The Registrar of Voters Office urged those who need to register or reregister to vote not to delay.
A completed voter registration form must be either personally delivered to the Registrar of Voters Office on or before Oct. 19; postmarked on or before Oct. 19 and received by mail by the Registrar of Voters Office; or complete an online voter registration form on or before 11:59 p.m. Oct. 19.
Eligible Lake County residents who miss the voter registration deadline still have the option to vote in this election by conditionally registering to vote and casting a provisional ballot by personally visiting the Registrar of Voters Office located in Room 209 on the second floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St. in Lakeport, from Oct. 20 until prior to 8 p.m. on Election Day. They also may personally visit their polling place no later than the close of the polls (prior to 8 p.m.) on Election Day.
Residents may register to vote at the Lake County Registrar of Voters Office; phone staff at 707-263-2372 for a form to be mailed to them; register to vote online at http://registertovote.ca.gov/; or pick up registration forms, which also are available at most local post offices, libraries, city offices and chamber of commerce offices.
Please be aware that 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 imprisoned or on parole for the conviction of a felony, and at least 18 years of age at the time of the next election.”
Oct. 19 is last day to register to vote for November election
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