LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lake County Registrar of Voters Office is reminding community members that the deadline to register – or reregister – to vote in the March 3 Super Tuesday presidential primary is Tuesday, Feb. 18.
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 must register or reregister by the deadline.
In addition, if you are a registered voter and your mailing address has changed, official voting materials – such as sample ballots and vote-by-mail pr absentee ballots – 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 elections office at 707-263-2372 to verify if their voter registration information is correct and up-to-date.
The Registrar of Voters Office asks 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 Feb. 18 or postmarked on or before Feb. 18 and received by mail by the Registrar of Voters Office, or they must complete an online voter registration form on or before 11:59 pm on Feb. 18 for a voter’s name to be printed in the roster of index at his/her polling place.
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.
To do this, they can personally visit the Lake County Registrar of Voters in Room 209 on the second floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St. in Lakeport, from Feb. 19 until prior to 8 p.m. on Election Day, or visit their polling place no later than the 8 p.m. close of the polls on Election Day.
Residents may register to vote at the Registrar of Voters Office in Lakeport; call the elections office at 707-263-2372 for a form to be mailed to them; or register online by visiting http://registertovote.ca.gov/.
Registration forms are also 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.”
Voting registration deadline for presidential primary is Feb. 18
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