Primary Presidential Election: March 19, 2024

Dates to know:

• March 19: Election Day; voter registration available at your voting location
• March 19: Last day mail ballots can be postmarked
• March 14:  Last day to request a mail ballot
• March 4 to March 18: Early voting period; voter registration available at designated Early Voting locations
• March 3: Last day to register to vote by online application
• February 20: Last day to register to vote by paper application

If you are interested in becoming an election judge to work on election day, you can apply online.

Presidential Election: November 5, 2024

Dates to know:

• November 5: Election Day; voter registration available at your voting location
• November 5: Last day mail ballots can be postmarked
• October 31: Last day to request a mail ballot
• October 21 to November 4: Early voting period
• October 20: Last day to register to vote by online application
• October 8: Last day to register to vote by paper application

Register to vote online, by mail or in person, including at the library. Find instructions, print a paper application, or identify additional registration locations on this page. You can also register to vote on Election Day at your polling place.

• Your Voter Information: find your polling location, sample ballots for upcoming elections and your elected officials. 
• Cook County Find My District: see government districts for your address on a map, and explore district boundary lines.
• Mail Ballots: Any registered suburban Cook County voter may request a mail ballot.  The deadline to apply is five days before an election.  Learn more about voting by mail here.
• Instructions for how to vote using voting machines in Illinois: Video
• Illinois Board of Elections: Voting Instructions and Assistance
• Election Results: Illinois Board of Elections Unofficial and Official Results.

If you encounter issues while voting, Illinois Legal Aid Online highlights relevant resources.

These sources may list information for past elections. These links will be updated as these sources publish more current information.

• Chicago Sun Times election articles
• Chicago Tribune Election Guide articles
• Daily Herald news, endorsements, profiles
• Journal & Topics election articles
• Patch politics articles

These tools offer information on judicial candidates:

• Illinois State Bar Association Judicial Evaluations
• Chicago Bar Association Judicial Evaluations

For additional information on candidates and races, some organizations also perform fact checking and publish articles:

• Ballotpedia Illinois:  A nonpartisan and nonprofit online encyclopedia of American politics and elections.
• Politifact Illinois:  A Pulitzer Prize-winning, fact-checking website.

• Follow state law at the Illinois General Assembly and track bills with their Legislative Reports.
• Track federal legislation in both the House of Representatives and Senate at Congress.gov.
• Congressional Research Service Reports from the Library of Congress are now available to the public. These reports examine issues from all perspectives to inform lawmakers throughout the process of drafting, debating, passing and enacting legislation.