LAKEPORT, Calif. – As part of the work of finalizing and certifying the local results of the March 3 presidential primary, the Lake County Registrar of Voters Office will conduct a public manual tally on Monday, March 16.

The count will begin at 9 a.m. in the registrar’s office, located in Room 209 on the second floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St. in Lakeport.

The tally will involve a minimum of 1 percent of randomly selected precincts which will include each contest voted on at the March 3 Presidential Primary Election.

The selection of the precinct(s) 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.