Illinois

The voting systems used in Illinois are optical scan and DRE.

To find out what voting machine is used in your county, please visit your state's resource.

To verify your voter registration status, please please use your state's resource.

Provisional ballots are counted 14 days after an election. To find out if your vote was counted, please use your state's provisional ballot tool.

An election judge will issue you a provisional ballot at your polling place if:

Early voting is available to all voters beginning 40 days before an election and ends the day before the election. Locations and hours for early voting are determined by each election authority.

For more information about early voting locations, check our your state's resource.

You do not need an excuse to vote absentee in Illinois.

You can request an absentee ballot:

• In person - no more than 90 days but before 1 day before the election
• By mail inside the US - no more than 90 days or less than 5 days before the election
• By mail outside the US - no less than 30 days before the election (to receive the full ballot), or less than 30 days but no more than 10 days before the election to receive the Federal Ballot only

You can start voting the absentee ballot 40 days before the election.

Registration is open year round except:

• During the 27-day period just prior to an election, or 16 days before the election for online registration
• During the 2-days after each election (1 day after in Chicago)

Voters may now register to vote either by accessing the Online Voter Application, or through the Illinois State Board of Elections website.

The next election datea is Tuesday, March 17, 2020 (Primary). The registration deadline is Wednesday, February 19, 2020.

Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here.

To see a list of available races, visit the race index.

Identification is not required to vote at the polls, although you will be required to verify your signature.

If you register to vote by mail and did not submit any ID with the registration, you must show one of the below forms of ID to vote:

You can find your polling place by utilizing your state resource.

If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your county clerk.