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Date |
Status |
Description |
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2/9/2012 |
First day to apply (by mail or in-person) for absentee
ballot |
First day for any registered voter presently within the
United States, to make application by mail or in person to
the election authority for an official ballot. |
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2/21/2012 |
Last day to register to vote |
Last day for registration or transfer of registration within
the offices of the election authority. Precinct registration
may apply to the City of Chicago and Cook County. Please
check with these jurisdictions for registration deadlines. |
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2/22/2012 |
First day for grace period registration and voting |
First day for grace period registration or change of address
in the office of the election authority or at a location
designated for this purpose by the election authority. |
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2/27/2012 |
First day for early voting |
First day for early voting at the office of the election
authority and permanent locations designated by the election
authority. Temporary early voting locations may be
established by the election authority, but are not required
to maintain the same voting days and hours as the election
authority. |
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3/13/2012 |
Last day for grace period registration and voting |
Last day for grace period registration or change of address
in the office of the election authority or at a location
designated for this purpose by the election authority. |
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3/15/2012 |
Last day for early voting |
Last day for early voting at the office of the election
authority and permanent locations designated by the election
authority. Temporary early voting locations may be
established by the election authority, but are not required
to maintain the same voting days and hours as the election
authority. |
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3/15/2012 |
Last day for EA to receive absentee application by mail |
Last day for the election authority to receive application
by mail from any registered voter presently within the
confines of the United States. |
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3/19/2012 |
Last day to vote in-person absentee |
Last day for any registered voter, presently within the
confines of the United States, to vote in person at the
election authority, municipal, township or road district
clerk office who is authorized to conduct absentee voting. |
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Voting FAQs
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Registration |
Voter registration allows qualified
voters to participate in the electoral process and exercise one
of their most basic rights.
You may register to vote if you are:
- A United States citizen and,
- Are 18 years of age by the date of the next election and,
- A resident of your Lake County precinct address for 30 days
immediately prior to an election.
Two forms of identification are required to register through a deputy
registrar:
- At least one of the two forms must show your name and current
address,
- Only one form of identification may be a piece of mail for
a contractual service addressed and delivered to you.
You may register to vote:
- At the Lake County Clerk's office
18 North County Street, Room 101
Waukegan, Illinois
847-377-2410
- Through a Deputy Registrar duly appointed by the County
Clerk
- At your local municipal or township office and other local
agencies
- Registration is open all year throughout the County except
during the 27 days prior to the election and reopens
the second day following an election.
- Under federal law, citizens may apply to register to vote
by mailing in an application.
For more info visit this web address:
http://www.lakecountyil.gov/CountyClerk/VoterServices/VoterRegistration/Default.htm
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Early Voting |
Any registered voter in Lake County
may choose to vote early 22 days before the traditional Election
Day. Early voters are required to present to voting officials
a valid Illinois driver's license, an Illinois identification card
issued by the Secretary of State, or any other valid government-issued
identification document containing their photograph and name. Early
voting ends the Thursday before Election Day. Each voter has
a convenient local site available for early voting. Each household
with registered voters receives a postcard prior to the election
listing early voting and Election Day sites for the addressee.
For more info visit this web address:
http://www.lakecountyil.gov/CountyClerk/VoterServices/VotingOptions/EarlyVoting.htm
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Voting by Mail |
Illinois law now permits any registered
voter to receive a ballot by mail. One-time requests for a ballot
can be made via the web, by email at VotingByMail@lakecountyil.gov
or by calling (847)377-2406.
For voters who prefer not leaving the comfort of home, the Lake
County Clerk’s office offers a permanent voting by mail program.
As required by state law, voting by mail requests
cannot be processed until 40 days prior to each Election Day.
Ballots cannot be mailed any later than the Thursday before an
election. Military personnel and voters outside the country may
apply for a ballot earlier.
Snowbird Program
Voters who travel seasonally can enroll in the Snowbird
Program and specify elections and an alternate address to which
a ballot should be mailed. Those enrolled will
automatically receive a ballot by mail as specified.
Student Program
Our Temporarily Absent Student Program is available to
students away at school. A student must be a registered voter in
order to enroll in the program.
Military Voters and U.S. Citizens Residing
Outside the Country
Members of the Uniformed Services and their family members may request
a ballot; Illinois law waives
voter registration requirements. To apply for a ballot by mail,
the local election official must receive your FPCA ballot request
no later than 10
days before the election.
For more info visit this web address:
http://www.lakecountyil.gov/CountyClerk/VoterServices/VotingOptions/VotingByMail/Default.htm
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Election Day Voting |
Primary Election day is February 22. Election day is April 5. All
voting sites are open from 6am to 7pm and are handicap accessible.
Your voting site is determined by your precinct number and is listed
on your red, white and blue Certificate of Voter's Registration
Card. Also included on your card are the districts and units of
government for which you are entitled to vote.
For more info visit this web address:
http://www.lakecountyil.gov/CountyClerk/VoterServices/VotingOptions/ElectionDayVotingOptions/Default.htm <
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More Info |
The Lake County Clerk website has
complete information on voting:
http://www.lakecountyil.gov/COUNTYCLERK/VOTERSERVICES/Default.htm
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