LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Registrar of Voters Office reported this week that the deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 6 election is fast approaching.
To be eligible to take part in the fall general election, new voters and new county residents must register by Monday, Oct. 22, the Registrar of Voters Office reported.
That also is the deadline for reregistration for voters who have moved to a new address, changed their mailing address within the county or changed their name, officials said.
The completed voter registration form must be either personally delivered to the Registrar of Voters office on or before Oct. 22, or be postmarked on or before Oct. 22 and received by mail by the Registrar of Voters office.
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 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, Room 209, Courthouse, Lakeport, or may phone the Registrar of Voter’s office at 707-263-2372 for information.
Registration forms also are available at most local post offices, libraries, senior centers, city offices and chamber of commerce offices.