First-day absentee ballot will be sent out and the first day Early Voting can begin at the discretion of the County Board of Elections
The deadline for your Request to Vote By Mail. Don’t worry, you won’t need to worry about this deadline if you just request your application today!
All absentee ballots must be postmarked by election day or turned into the voter’s County Board of Elections in person to be counted
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More than 1.3 million Illinoisans have requested their Vote By Mail application, join them today.
Election Judges work together to ensure their polling place is running smoothly and voters are properly served.
This position earns $200.
Pollwatchers help us ensure that every eligible voter is allowed to vote, providing our Voter Protection team insight into what’s happening on the ground.
To be eligible to be a pollwatcher, you must be registered to vote in Illinois and affiliated with the political party or the organization for which you are poll watching.
After filling out this form, you will be contacted to attend a training with the Democratic Party of Illinois Voter Protection team
Students also will play a critical role in the elections of 2020. Their votes will help determine who leads our nation and their service as poll workers will be critical to our democratic process.
Election Protection provides Americans from coast to coast with comprehensive information and assistance at all stages of voting – from registration, to absentee and early voting, to casting a vote at the polls, to overcoming obstacles to their participation. Election Protection helps voters make sure their vote is counted through a number of resources, including:
English: 866-OUR-VOTE – Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Spanish/English: 888-VE-Y-VOTA – NALEO Educational Fund
Arabic/English: 844-YALLA-US – Arab American Institute (AAI)
Asian Languages/English: 888-API-VOTE – APIAVote & Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC)
DPI Voter Protection Number: (224) 990- 2200
Legal
Managed by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Grassroots
Managed by Common Cause
Looking for where to drop your mail-in ballot off? Find your secure ballot drop box locations here. Don’t see your county listed? We’ll be updating our list as we go, and you can contact your county clerk.
Any registered voter and anyone who wishes to register to vote may vote by mail in the 2020 General Election held on November 3rd, 2020.
Anyone who applies for a vote-by-mail ballot. No excuse necessary. Each election authority is required to send a vote by mail application to every voter that participated in the 2020 primary election, 2019, or 2018 election, as well to all newly registered voters. To receive a vote by mail ballot, you must fill out the vote by mail application. You can mail an application or submit it online.
You may vote in person. Bring your ballot with you when you go to an early voting location or your polling place on election day. You will give your ballot to the election judges and you will receive a regular ballot.
Yes, you may vote in person by going to an early voting location or your polling place on Election Day. Explain to the election judges that you lost your vote-by-mail ballot. You will be given a provisional ballot. Your provisional ballot will be counted after Election Day, as long as your vote-by-mail ballot is not received.
Yes, you can. Go to an early voting location or your polling place on Election Day. Explain to the election judges that you did not receive your vote-by-mail ballot. The election judges should ask you to sign an affidavit stating you didn’t receive the ballot, and then give you a new ballot. If at any time your election authority or an election judge refuses to give you a ballot, please call the Democratic Party of Illinois Voter Protection hotline at 224-990-2200.
It happens, the good news is you can still vote! If you forget to bring your ballot with you, you will have to vote by provisional ballot. Your provisional ballot will be counted after Election Day, as long as your vote-by-mail ballot is not received.
You can mail it back to your election authority. You can take it to a dropbox in your county. You can return it to your election authority. Some election authorities are allowing ballots to be returned at early voting locations. Keep in mind, your ballot must be returned or postmarked by election day. We strongly encourage returning your ballot whatever way works for you as soon as you fill it out.
It depends on the issue, generally, they may ask for more information. Work with your election authority to resolve the issue with your ballot. If you need assistance, call voter protection at 224-990-2200.
A copy of our report filed with the State Board of Elections is (or will be) available on the Board’s official website (www.elections.il.gov) or for purchase from the State Board of Elections, Springfield, IL.
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