Deadline to register to vote for November election approaches

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Registrar of Voters Office is advising new county residents or those who have moved that the deadline to register to vote is approaching.

A general district election is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, Nov. 8.

At this election, voters who reside within the boundaries of the Mendocino-Lake Community College District, Lakeport Unified School District, Upper Lake High School District and Upper Lake Elementary School District will have the opportunity to elect governing board members for each of the school districts.

In addition to the school districts, voters who reside within the boundaries of the Hidden Valley Lake Community Services District will have the opportunity to elect directors for the District.

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, that you need to reregister in order to be eligible to vote in the upcoming general district election.

Don't delay – the last day to register to vote for the Nov. 8 general district election is Monday, Oct. 24.

The completed voter registration form must either be personally delivered to the Registrar of Voters Office on or before Oct. 24, or postmarked on or before Oct. 24 and received by mail by the Registrar of Voters Office.

Section 2101 of the California Elections Code states, “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, at the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport or may phone the Registrar'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.

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