NOTICE OF ELECTION AND DATE FIXED FOR SUBMITTING

ARGUMENTS ON COUNTY MEASURE “D”

“THE LAKE COUNTY MEDICAL MARIJUANA CULTIVATION ACT OF 2012”

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Initiative Petition titled “THE LAKE COUNTY MEDICAL MARIJUANA CULTIVATION ACT OF 2012” was signed by a sufficient number of registered voters of the County of Lake as required by law and the Lake County Board of Supervisors voted to submit the proposed ordinance, without alteration, to the voters of the County of Lake at the next scheduled election. As a result, this measure will be consolidated with the Presidential Primary Election to be held on June 5, 2012, and there will be submitted to the voters of the County of Lake the following measure:

“Shall ‘The Lake County Medical Marijuana Cultivation Act of 2012’, an Ordinance amending Chapter 21 of the Ordinance Code of the County of Lake, adding Article 72A: Regulations For The Cultivation of Medical Marijuana be adopted and become effective?

Yes ____________ No _____________”

Arguments for and against County Measure “D” must be typed and submitted to the Lake County Registrar of Voters, Courthouse-Room 209, 255 N Forbes Street, Lakeport, no later than 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 14, 2012. Written arguments may be submitted by the Board of Supervisors or any member or members of the board; the individual voter, or bona fide association of citizens, or any combination of these voters and associations, who are the bona fide sponsors or proponents of the measure; bona fide associations of citizens; or individual voters who are eligible to vote on the measure. No argument shall exceed 300 words in length. No more than five signatures shall appear with any argument. All arguments must be accompanied by the form statement required in Section 9600 of the California Elections Code stating the printed name and signature or printed names and signatures of the person or persons submitting it or, if submitted on behalf of an organization, the name of the organization and the printed name and signature of at least one of its principal officers.

Only one argument for and one argument against County Measure “D” shall be selected for printing and distribution with the sample ballots. Author(s) of a selected argument may prepare and submit a rebuttal argument not exceeding 250 words to the Lake County Registrar of Voters no later than 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 21, 2012.

Interested persons are advised to contact the Registrar of Voters Office at 707-263-2372 prior to the deadline for filing arguments.

DIANE C. FRIDLEY, Registrar of Voters