LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lake County Registrar of Voters office reported Monday that it will begin to process vote by mail – or absentee ballots – for the June 5 presidential primary election beginning at 8 a.m. Tuesday, May 22.
Absentee ballots went out to local voters last week.
The processing of the vote by mail voter ballots will continue through Election Day as well as during the official canvass, according to Registrar of Voters Diane Fridley.
The counting of the precinct ballots will commence on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 in the Registrar of Voters Office, Room 209, however, results will not be announced until after the close of the polls at 8 p.m., Fridley reported.
The official canvass will commence on Wednesday, June 6, at 9 a.m., and will continue daily – excluding weekends and holidays – until completed , according to Fridley.
She said observers are invited to view the processing and counting of the ballots, but shall not interfere with the election process.
The Registrar of Voters Office is located on the second floor in Room 209 of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport, telephone 707-263-2372.
Visit the department online at http://elections.co.lake.ca.us/ .