LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lake County Registrar of Voters Office will conduct a public manual tally of a minimum of 1 percent of randomly selected precincts for the May 7 Lakeport Fire Protection District Special Election.

The tally will take place on Thursday, May 16, at 9 a.m. in the Registrar of Voters Office, second floor, Room 209, courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport.

The selection of the precinct or precincts to be included in the manual tally will be randomly chosen on the same date prior to the manual tally.

Observers are invited to view the manual tally of the ballots, but shall not interfere with the election process.