LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lake County Registrar of Voters Office released an update on the ballots remaining to be counted in the Lakeport Fire Protection District’s Measure M parcel tax.

The all-mail special election was held on Tuesday, with preliminary results released that night that showed the measure appears headed for victory with more than the required supermajority of 66.7 percent.

However, the election results are not final. More ballots remain to be counted, as the Registrar of Voters Office continued to receive ballots postmarked by May 7 through Friday.

On Friday, the Registrar of Voters Office said 69 ballots were dropped off at the polls on election day.

The elections office also received by Friday 320 ballots mailed and postmarked on or before May 7.

There are 48 ballots that require further review for various reasons and one provisional ballot, officials said. Provisional ballots and ballots requiring further review may be entirely counted, partially counted or not counted.

Altogether, approximately 438 ballots remain to be counted during the 30-day official canvass period, according to the elections office.

Those will be added to the nearly 1,900 ballots counted and reported by Tuesday evening.

Officials said approximately 5,982 ballots were mailed out for the election.

The Registrar of Voters Office said there are many checks and balances when certifying election results.

The process of certifying election results, also known as the official canvass, is mandated by state law to make sure the public can have confidence in the integrity of the final results.

Lake County has not historically updated results between the unofficial election night results and the final certified results of the election. Instead, the county prioritizes the careful steps required to complete the canvass.

Officials said interim unofficial results have no bearing on the final outcome of Measure M. Only final certified results will determine whether Measure M receives at least 66.7 percent to pass and become effective, or less than 66.7 percent to not pass.