How Can I Register To Vote In Illinois
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Voting policies are enacted and enforced primarily at the state level. These policies, which include voter identification requirements, early voting provisions, online voter registration systems, and more, dictate the conditions under which American citizens cast their ballots in their individual states.
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See state election laws
- Voter registration details, including methods of registering and requirements
- Details on voting in elections, including identification requirements, poll times, and primary election type
- Absentee/mail-in voting rules[1]
- Early voting rules
- Convicted felons' voting rights
- Election administration costs report
- Election agencies list
- Election policy ballot measures list
- Election policy legislation list
See Election administration in Illinois for more detailed information about election and voting policy in the state, including voter list maintenance policies, provisional ballot rules, and post-election auditing practices.
Voter registration
To register to vote in Illinois, a person must be a U.S. citizen, a resident of an Illinois precinct for at least 30 days prior to election day, and at least 18 years old by election day. A 17-year-old may vote in a primary if he or she will be 18 years old at the subsequent general election.[2]
Regular registration closes during the period beginning 27 days prior to an election and ending two days after the election. Online registration closes 16 days prior to an election. Grace period registration is available in person through election day at certain locations.[2]
Prospective voters can register online, by mail, or at any of the following locations:[3]
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Two forms of identification are required to register in person, one of which must display the voter's current address.[2]
Automatic registration
Illinois automatically registers eligible individuals to vote through the Department of Motor Vehicles and other designated automatic voter registration agencies.
Online registration
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- See also: Online voter registration
Illinois has implemented an online voter registration system. Residents can register to vote by visiting this website.
Same-day registration
Illinois allows same-day voter registration.
Residency requirements
Illinois law requires 30 days of residency in the state before a person may vote.
Verification of citizenship
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- See also: Laws permitting noncitizens to vote in the United States
Illinois does not require proof of citizenship for voter registration.
Verifying your registration
The "Registration Lookup" page, run by the Illinois Board of Elections, allows residents to check their voter registration status online.
Voting in elections
President Barack Obama and others casting their ballots in 2012
Voter identification
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- See also: Voter identification laws by state
Illinois does not require voters to present identification while voting, in most cases.
First-time voters who registered by mail and did not submit their driver's license number, state ID number, last four digits of their social security number, or other form of ID are required to present identification showing their name and address before voting.
The following list of accepted ID was current as of November 2019. Click here for the Illinois State Board of Elections voting information page to ensure you have the most current information.
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Background
As of April 2021, 35 states enforced (or were scheduled to begin enforcing) voter identification requirements. A total of 21 states required voters to present photo identification at the polls; the remainder accepted other forms of identification. Valid forms of identification differ by state. Commonly accepted forms of ID include driver's licenses, state-issued identification cards, and military identification cards.[6] [7]
Poll times
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- See also: State poll opening and closing times
In Illinois, all polls are open from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Central Time. An individual who is in line at the time polls close must be allowed to vote.[8]
Primary election type
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- See also: Primary elections in Illinois
A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Illinois uses an open primary system. Voters do not have to register with a party, but they do have to choose, publicly, which party's ballot they will vote on at the primary election.[9] [10] [11] [12]
Absentee voting
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- See also: Absentee voting
All voters are eligible to vote absentee in Illinois. There are no special eligibility requirements for voting absentee.[13]
To vote absentee, an absentee ballot application must be received by the election office between 90 and five days prior to the election if sent by mail. If applied for in person, it must be received no later than the day before the election. A returned absentee ballot must then be postmarked no later than midnight the night before election and received no later than 14 days after the election.[13]
Under legislation signed into law in 2021, voters can sign on to a permanent vote-by-mail list, thereafter receiving official vote-by-mail ballots automatically for all subsequent elections.[14]
Early voting
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- See also: Early voting
Illinois permits early voting. Learn more by visiting this website.
Convicted felons' voting rights
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- See also: Voting rights for convicted felons
In Illinois, individuals with felony convictions automatically regain their voting rights at the completion of their prison or jail sentence, as specified by Article III, Section 2 of the Illinois State Constitution.
Voting rights for convicted felons vary from state to state. In the majority of states, convicted felons cannot vote while they are incarcerated but may regain the right to vote upon release from prison or at some point thereafter.[15] [16]
Election administration costs
National Conference of State Legislatures report, 2018
On February 14, 2018, the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) released a report on the costs of election administration in the states: "The Price of Democracy: Splitting the Bill for Elections." The report's authors noted that "no one knows how much [states] spend on elections ... [because] good research on election costs is slim." Generally, local units of government (most often counties, but sometimes cities and towns) are primarily responsible for election administration costs, though states and the federal government may also contribute. The report identified the states listed in the table below as assuming financial responsibility for at least some aspects of election administration.[17]
To access the complete NCSL report, click here.
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| State pays all expenses for federal or state elections | State bears a portion of election costs | State pays for statewide special elections or statewide elections that don't coincide with regularly scheduled elections | State pays for primary elections (statewide, presidential, or both) |
| Alaska Delaware | Alabama Colorado Hawaii Kentucky Louisiana Rhode Island | Arkansas Florida Iowa Michigan Missouri New Jersey North Dakota Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Tennessee Washington West Virginia | Arizona Arkansas Idaho Kansas Michigan Minnesota Missouri South Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia Washington |
| Note: If a state is not listed above, it was not included in the report. Source: National Conference of State Legislatures, "The Price of Democracy: Splitting the Bill for Elections," February 14, 2018 | |||
Election agencies
Seal of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission
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- See also: State election agencies
Individuals seeking additional information about voting provisions in Illinois can contact the following state and federal agencies.
Illinois State Board of Elections
- 2329 S. MacArthur Blvd.
- Springfield, Illinois 62704
- Telephone: 217-782-4141
- Email: webmaster@elections.il.gov
U.S. Election Assistance Commission
- 1335 East West Highway, Suite 4300
- Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
- Telephone: 866-747-1471
Noteworthy events
2021
On June 17, 2021, Governor J.B. Pritzker (D) signed SB825 into law, enacting a series of changes to the state's election administration procedures, including (but not limited to) the following:[14] [18]
- Rescheduled the 2022 statewide primary election to June 28, 2022.
- Provided that, in a county with a population of less than 3,000,000, the sheriff may establish a temporary branch polling place at the county jail.
- Provided that voters can sign on to a permanent vote-by-mail list, thereafter receiving official vote-by-mail ballots automatically for all subsequent elections.
- Provided that election authorities can establish curbside voting locations during the early voting period or on Election Day.
- Provided that election authorities must establish "one location to be located at an office of the election authority or in the largest municipality within its jurisdiction where all voters in its jurisdiction are allowed to vote on Election Day during polling place hours, regardless of the precinct in which they are registered."
SB825 was introduced in the Illinois State Senate on February 25, 2021. On May 31, 2021, the Illinois House of Representatives approved the final version of SB825 by a vote of 72-46. The Senate followed suit that same day, approving the bill by a vote of 41-18.[14]
2018
Early voting in Chicago
On February 5, 2018, Jim Allen, spokesman for the Chicago Board of Elections, said that the start of the city's early voting period for the primary election would likely be delayed to February 21, 2018. Statewide early voting for Illinois' primary elections was scheduled to begin on February 8, 2018; the statewide primary election was scheduled to take place on March 20, 2018. Allen attributed the likely delay to a series of pending candidate ballot challenges, which made it impossible to have the ballots finalized by the scheduled early voting start date. Allen referred specifically to Democratic attorney general candidate Scott Drury, whose name a judge ruled could not appear on the ballot due to filing paperwork issues.[19] [20]
2017
Same-day voter registration
On August 4, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit fully reversed an injunction against Illinois' same-day voter registration law after issuing a temporary stay against the injunction in the fall of 2016. Illinois' same-day registration law requires counties with populations exceeding 100,000 to provide for same-day voter registration but does not require the same of smaller counties. On August 4, 2016, Patrick Harlan and the Crawford County Republican Central Committee filed suit, alleging that the law, by providing for different voting conditions in different locations, violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Amendment XIV, United States Constitution. On August 9, 2016, the plaintiffs asked for a preliminary injunction to prevent counties from offering same-day voter registration. On September 27, 2016, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted the injunction. On October 10, 2016, the Seventh Circuit stayed the district court's order, allowing for same-day voter registration to take place in the November 2016 general election. The court's ruling on August 4, 2017, overturned the injunction altogether and returned the case to the district court for further proceedings:[21] [22]
| " | Even if the preliminary injunction had been justified at the time the district court entered it, the passage of time has changed at least one thing: the urgency of injunctive relief. There is plenty of time at this juncture for the district court to consider this case without invoking its extraordinary equity powers. The next election that will be affected by [the law] is the off-year primary election scheduled for March 20, 2018. To the extent that this injunction is designed to address Illinois elections until the merits of the case are resolved, we conclude that it must be vacated.[4] | " |
| —United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit | ||
The lower court dismissed the case in May 2018.[23]
Automatic voter registration
On May 29, 2017, the Illinois House of Representatives approved a bill providing for automatic voter registration when voters interact with certain state agencies (such as driver's license offices). The House approved the bill in a 115-0 vote. On May 31, 2017, the Illinois State Senate (having approved its version of the bill earlier in May) concurred with the House version, sending it to Governor Bruce Rauner (R) for his signature.[24] [25]
On August 28, 2017, Rauner signed the automatic voter registration bill into law. At the signing ceremony, Rauner said, "This is good bipartisan legislation and it addresses the fundamental fact that the right to vote is foundational for the rights of Americans in our democracy. We as a people need to do everything we can to knock down barriers, remove hurdles for all those who are eligible to vote, and to be able to vote." According to The Washington Post, the law was expected to be implemented in phases. Driver's license offices and other offices administered by the secretary of state were slated to comply with the law in advance of the November 2018 general election. Any remaining state agencies subject to the law were expected to be compliant by July 2019.[26]
Election policy ballot measures
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- See also: Elections and campaigns on the ballot and List of Illinois ballot measures
Ballotpedia has tracked the following ballot measures relating to election and campaign policy in Illinois.
- Illinois Governor Recall Amendment (2010)
- Illinois Voting Requirement Amendment (1988)
- Illinois Direct Election of United States Senators Question (1902)
- Illinois Primary Election Law (1904)
- Illinois Voters' Veto Question (1904)
- Illinois Corrupt Practices Act (1910)
- Illinois Primary Law Amendment Question (1912)
- Illinois Short Ballot Commission Question (1912)
- Illinois Initiative and Referendum Question (1919)
- Illinois Gateway Amendment (1919)
Election policy legislation
The following is a list of recent election bills that have been introduced in or passed by the Illinois state legislature. To learn more about each of these bills, click the bill title. This information is provided by BillTrack50 and LegiScan.
Note: Due to the nature of the sorting process used to generate this list, some results may not be relevant to the topic. If no bills are displayed below, no legislation pertaining to this topic has been introduced in the legislature recently.
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms Illinois voting. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.
See also
- Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Illinois
- Redistricting in Illinois
Elections in Illinois
- Illinois elections, 2022
- Illinois elections, 2021
- Illinois elections, 2020
- Illinois elections, 2019
- Illinois elections, 2018
- Illinois elections, 2017
- Illinois elections, 2016
- Illinois elections, 2015
- Illinois elections, 2014
External links
- Voter guide
- Election website
- Illinois online voter registration
Footnotes
- ↑ We use the term "absentee/mail-in voting" to describe systems in which requests or applications are required. We use the term "all-mail voting" to denote systems where the ballots themselves are sent automatically to all voters. We use the hyphenate term for absentee voting because some states use "mail voting" (or a similar alternative) to describe what has traditionally been called "absentee voting."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Illinois State Board of Elections, "Registering to Vote in Illinois," accessed October 7, 2019
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Frequently Asked Questions," accessed December 1, 2019
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Illinois Voter Information," June 16, 2015
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "Voter Identification Requirements|Voter ID Laws," June 5, 2017
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Do I need an ID to vote? A look at the laws in all 50 states," October 27, 2014
- ↑ WQAD 8, "All you need to know about Tuesday's Illinois primary," accessed May 7, 2018
- ↑ Illinois Courts Student Learning Center, "Illinois Government Lesson 5 - Voting in Illinois," accessed October 25, 2019
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed October 25, 2019
- ↑ FairVote, "Primaries," accessed October 25, 2019
- ↑ Ballotpedia research conducted December 26, 2013, through January 3, 2014, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Illinois General Assembly, "Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5, Article 19. Voting by Mail," accessed September 24, 2019
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Illinois General Assembly, "Bill Status of SB0825," accessed July 6, 2021
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "Felon Voting Rights," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ American Civil Liberties Union, "State Criminal Re-enfranchisement Laws," accessed September 13, 2019
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "The Price of Democracy: Splitting the Bill for Elections," February 14, 2018
- ↑ The Hill, "Illinois governor signs law expanding curbside voting, permanent vote by mail," June 18, 2021
- ↑ Chicago Sun-Times, "Chicago area could see nearly 2-week delay of early voting," February 5, 2018
- ↑ CBS Chicago, "Expect Late Start To Early Voting In Chicago," February 2, 2018
- ↑ United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, "Harlan v. Scholz: Order," August 4, 2017
- ↑ Courthouse News Service, "Seventh Circuit Upholds Same-Day Illinois Voter Registration," August 4, 2017
- ↑ ACLU Illinois, "Victory For Voter Access in Illinois as Court Dismisses Election Day Registration Lawsuit," May 22, 2018
- ↑ The Huffington Post, "GOP Illinois Governor Will Sign Automatic Voter Registration After Vetoing It Last Year," May 30, 2017
- ↑ Illinois General Assembly, "Bill Status of SB 1933," accessed June 2, 2017
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Illinois governor signs automatic voter registration law," August 28, 2017
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