Voting in the 2020 Illinois Primary Election

Voter Registration:
There is a grace period for voter registration through election day. Bring two forms of identification, one with your current address, to your polling place and be prepared to vote at the same time.

Vote By Mail:
A mail-in ballot can be requested until March 12 through your local Clerk’s office.

Cook County: https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/agency/vote-mail
DuPage County: https://www.dupageco.org/Election/VoteByMail/
Kane County: https://www.kanecountyclerk.org/Elections/Pages/Vote-by-Mail.aspx

Early Voting:
Early voting in Illinois is taking place now through March 16.
Find out where to go at the Secretary of State’s website.

Election Day:
Election Day is March 17. Polls will stay open through 7 p.m. But if you are in line when the polls close, you can still vote.

Problems Voting?
If you run into any issues while voting, you should call the Election Protection hotline.

866-OUR-VOTE (English only)
888-VE-Y-VOTA (English/Spanish)
888-API-VOTE (English, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Bengali, Hindi, Urdu and Tagalog)

The hotline is run by a nonpartisan coalition of more than 100 organizations, led by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.