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Registrar of Voters Office: Oct. 20 is last day to register to vote in November general election
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The deadline to register to vote for the upcoming general election is less than two weeks away, according to the Lake County Registrar of Voters Office.
Registrar of Voters Diane Fridley said the last day to register to vote for the Nov. 4 election is Monday, Oct. 20.
Fridley said 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 may need to reregister in order to be eligible to vote Nov. 4.
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 in prison or on parole for the conviction of a felony, and at least 18 years of age at the time of the next election.”
Residents may register to vote at the Lake County Registrar of Voters Office or online by visiting http://registertovote.ca.gov/ .
Registration forms also are available at most local post offices, libraries, city offices and chamber of commerce offices.
For those using paper voter registration forms, the completed forms must be either personally delivered to the Registrar of Voters office, Room 209 on the second floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St. in Lakeport, on or before Oct. 20 or postmarked on or before Oct. 20 and received by mail by the Registrar of Voters Office.
For more information call the Registrar of Voters Office at 707-263-2372.