LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lake County Registrar of Voters Office said it is continuing its work to count ballots from the Tuesday election.
Registrar of Voters Diane Fridley said the results reported so far for the Nov. 3 election – which included votes for the Clearlake Oaks County Water District, the Lake County Fire Protection District and the Upper Lake Union Elementary School District – are not yet final.
Fridley said vote-by-mail – or absentee – ballots that were received in her office by Monday, Nov. 2, were processed and counted on election night.
However, the official ballots that remain to be counted during the 28-day official canvass period include:
– Lake County Fire Protection District: Vote-by-mail ballots, 273; provisional ballots, 14.
– Upper Lake Union Elementary School District: Vote-by-mail ballots, 81; provisional ballots, 14.
– Clearlake Oaks County Water District: Vote-by-mail ballots, 39; provisional ballots, 2.
Fridley said some of the reasons for “provisional” voting are a voter’s residence address provided does not match his/her voter record due to moving within Lake County; a voter was issued a vote-by-mail ballot but did not vote the issued ballot because it was misplaced or the ballot was never received by mail; and the voter did not vote at his/her assigned voting precinct.
When eligibility is determined by staff, provisional ballots will be entirely counted, partially
counted or not counted.
After the election has been certified, provisional voters can call the Registrar of Voters Office at 707-263-2372 to find out if their vote was counted and, if not, why it was not counted.
Registrar of Voters Office continues work on official election canvass
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