Voting & Elections

1/31/2023: Voter registration closes for deputy registrars and local election officials

2/12/2023: Last day to register to vote by online application

2/13/2023: First day of early voting

2/23/2023: Last day to request a mail ballot, including military and overseas voters

2/27/2023: Last day of early voting

2/28/2023: Last day mail ballots can be postmarked

2/28/2023: Election Day

3/7/2023: Voter registration closes for deputy registrars and local election officials

3/19/2023: Last day to register to vote by online application

3/20/2023: First day of early voting

3/30/2023: Last day to request a mail ballot, including military and overseas voters

4/3/2023: Last day of early voting

4/4/2023: Last day mail ballots can be postmarked

4/4/2023: Election Day

Use the Cook County Clerk's Voter Information page for election-related questions like:

• Am I registered?
• What is on my upcoming ballot?
• Where is my polling place?
• Where is my early voting site?
• Polling Place Services
• Who are my elected officials?
• Find a mail ballot drop box
   

Registering to Vote
This page lists the different ways of registering to vote, and includes the requirements and forms of identification needed to register to vote, when, where and how you can register to vote in Illinois.

Illinois Online Voter Application
Online form for applying to vote in Illinois.

Cook County Election Department
Verify your voter registration, locate your polling place, and see a sample ballot and other information related to the election.

Illinois State Board of Elections
Find your polling place, information about election contributions and other information related to elections in Illinois.

Vote By Mail
Download the Illinois Vote By Mail application from the Illinois State Board of Elections.

FactCheck.org
A non-profit organization to bring truth to the voting process.

Project Vote Smart
A non-profit organization that provides factual information about the political system, issues, candidates, and elected official to private citizens.

OpenSecrets.org
Independent and nonprofit organization that is the premier group tracking money in U.S. politics and its effect on elections and public policy.

PolitiFact
A fact-checking website that rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials, candidates, leaders of political parties and others who speak up in American politics.