THE LAKE COUNTY REGISTRAR OF VOTERS HEREBY GIVES NOTICE of the deadlines to file arguments for and/or against all county, school or district measures posted on the Lake County Registrar of Voters webpage that will be printed on at the June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election ballot as follows:

★Friday, March 16, 2018★
Deadline to file arguments

★★Friday, March 23, 2018★★
Deadline to file rebuttal arguments

▶ No argument shall exceed 300 words in length.
▶ Arguments shall be titled either “Argument In Favor Of Measure ___” or “Argument Against Measure ___”.
▶ No more than five (5) signatures shall appear with any argument.
▶ All arguments must be accompanied by the “Statement That Argument Is True And Correct” as required by Section 9600 of the CA Elections Code.
▶ Arguments must be typed and formatted in block paragraph style.
▶ Limited use of bolding, CAPITALIZING, underlining, italics, center text, and bullets (small solid circle only) are permitted.
▶ Do not use profanity or other objectionable language.
▶ Arguments must be filed with the Lake County Registrar of Voters.
▶ Email arguments to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. in Word or text format.

Only one argument in favor of and one argument against a measure shall be selected for printing and distribution with the sample ballots. The Registrar of Voters will notify the author(s) of selected arguments in writing.

▶ Rebuttal Arguments shall not exceed 250 words in length.
▶ Rebuttal Arguments shall be titled either “Rebuttal To Argument In Favor of Measure ___” or “Rebuttal To Argument Against Measure ___”
▶ Rebuttal Arguments can be signed by five (5) or fewer people.

Please be accurate, arguments will be printed exactly as submitted; spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors will not be corrected by the Registrar of Voters office. Interested persons are advised to contact the Registrar of Voters office at 263-2372 prior to the filing deadline of March 16, 2018 for required forms, additional information and guidelines.

By: Diane C. Fridley, Registrar of Voters