LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Registrar of Voters Office will commence processing vote by mail ballots for the Nov. 8 general district election, on Monday, Oct. 24, at 8 a.m.

The processing of the vote by mail voter ballots will continue through Election Day as well as, during the official canvass.

The counting of the official ballots will commence on Tuesday, Nov. 8, in the Registrar of Voters Office, Room 209 on the second floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport.

Results will not be announced until after the close of the polls at 8 p.m.

The official canvass will commence on Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 9 a.m. and will continue daily – excluding weekends and holidays – until completed.

Observers are invited to view the processing and counting of the ballots, but shall not interfere with the election process.