Voting In Chicago 2020: Here's Everything You Need To Know For Election Day - Block Club Chicago

CHICAGO — Election Day is Nov. 3.

Chicagoans will be able to vote for a president, Cook County state’s attorney and a plethora of judges, among other posts. They’ll also have to decide if Illinois should adopt a graduated tax.

Hundreds of thousands of people have already cast a ballot through the mail or through early voting. Officials have urged people to use those methods to avoid crowds on Election Day and prevent the potential spread of coronavirus.

Whether you are taking advantage of those options or plan to vote on Election Day, we have you covered.

Here’s everything you need to know to vote:

Voter Registration

1. Check Your Registration: You need to be registered to vote. You can check if you’re registered online.

2. Same-Day Registration: You can still register and then immediately vote on Election Day or when voting at an early polling place.

If registering during the early voting period, you can do so at any early voting site (you can check where they are here). You must bring two forms of ID, including one showing your current address.

If registering and voting on Election Day, you must do so at your local polling place (you can check where that is here) and you must bring two forms of ID, including one showing your current address.

How To Vote

Once you’ve reviewed your voter registration information and made sure it checks out, you’re good to go. There are multiple ways to actually cast your ballot in Chicago:

• Voting by Mail: Chicagoans can vote by mail — and you don’t need a reason to take advantage of this process.

The city has already started sending out ballots, and they include a postage-paid envelope so voters can return the ballots for free.

Once you receive your ballot, you can fill it out and mail it back to the city. The ballot must be mailed on or before Nov. 3.

But at this point, election officials advise you to take your ballot to an early voting site so you can drop it off in person to ensure it’s counted.

You will get an email when the Board of Elections has received your ballot.

If you applied to vote by mail but now want to vote in person, you can still do that. Just bring your blank mail ballot to a polling place, submit it and fill out a ballot. If you never got your mail ballot or lost it, you’ll have to fill out an affidavit, but you can still vote in person.

RELATED: Voting By Mail In Chicago: Here’s Everything You Need To Know

• Early Voting: Early voting will be available through Nov. 2 at 51 sites across the city. Chicagoans can vote at any of those sites during the early voting period.

Early voting sites are open 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Friday and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekends.

RELATED: Here’s Where You Can Vote Early And Safely Drop Off Vote-By-Mail Ballots In Chicago (MAP)

• Election Day: Of course, you can also vote on Election Day at your local polling place.

Chicagoans vote on Feb. 26, 2019.

Mauricio Peña/Block Club Chicago

Do You Need An ID?

• An ID is not required to vote in most cases, but you will need to show one form of ID if an election judge challenges your right to vote. Here’s a list of acceptable forms of ID.

• You’ll also need two forms of ID if you’re registering to vote on Election Day or during early voting.

Where To Vote

Polling places have changed recently due to the spread of coronavirus, so check your location online.

• Early Voting: Here’s a map of early voting sites in Chicago. Chicagoans can vote at any of the 51 sites.

• Election Day Voting: If you’re voting on Election Day, you need to go to your local polling place. You can search for your polling place online.

Coronavirus Precautions

Those who have concerns about voting due to the COVID-19 pandemic can submit a mail-in ballot or vote early to avoid Election Day crowds.

Whether you’re voting on Election Day or during the early voting period, the Board of Elections has taken precautions to protect voters and poll workers.

Poll workers will wear masks, and voters are asked to wear them and will be provided with them if necessary. There will be hand sanitizer available.

Voters are asked to keep 6 feet of distance between them when waiting in line and there will be 6 feet of distance between voting booths. There will also be plexiglass near poll worker stations.

If You Have Issues

Run into confusion or anything that worries you while voting? You can contact the non-partisan Election Protect program at 866-OUR-VOTE.

What You’re Voting On

Chicagoans are voting on candidates for the presidency, Senate and House of Representatives, among other offices.

All of Illinois will vote on an amendment that would allow the state to adopt a graduated income tax, replacing its current flax tax so people of different income levels don’t pay the same tax rate.

Locally, you’ll be able to pick a Cook County state’s attorney, as well as various judges. If you’re baffled by which judges to select, Injustice Watch has a comprehensive judicial election guide that breaks down who will be on your ballot — and how they are ranked by various bar associations. Check it out here.

Want to go through a sample ballot and properly research each candidate (you’re our kind of person)? Check out your sample ballot here.

Stickers Or Wristbands

While Chicagoans received wristbands during recent elections, the Board of Elections will give out stickers this year.

Read More

• Here’s Where You Can Vote Early And Safely Drop Off Vote-By-Mail Ballots In Chicago (MAP)

• Early Voting In Chicago: Here’s Everything You Need To Know

• Voting By Mail In Chicago: Here’s Everything You Need To Know

• Want To Vote In Person Even Though You Applied For Vote-By-Mail? Here’s How

• ‘I Voted!’ Stickers Are FINALLY Coming To Chicago This Election Day

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