Voter guide

Register to vote

Online registration closed October 18, but it’s not too late. You can register in person when you vote, at any Early Voting location or at your polling place on Election Day.

Vote by mail

Apply by 5 p.m. on Thursday, October 29, and the Chicago Board of Elections will mail you a ballot. Fill it out at home and send it back in the postage-paid envelope. Your ballot must be postmarked by Election Day, November 3, or returned to a secured drop box.

Voters with disabilities have more options. Learn about accessible voting.

Vote early in person

Early Voting is open now through Monday, November 2, at all 50 ward Early Voting sites and downtown at the Early Voting SuperSite, 137 S. State St., and the Board of Elections office, 69 W. Washington St., 6th floor. You can vote at any site, no matter where you live in the city.

Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays. Downtown sites stay open until 7 p.m. from October 26 through November 2.

Vote on Election Day

Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3. Vote at your precinct polling place, or at any ward Early Voting site or the downtown SuperSite. The Board of Elections office at 69 W. Washington St. is closed for voting on Election Day.

Register to vote

Online registration closed October 18, but it’s not too late. You can register in person when you vote, at Early Voting or at your polling place on Election Day.

Vote by mail

Apply by Thursday, October 29, and the Cook County Clerk will mail you a ballot. Fill it out at home and send it back in the included envelope. Your ballot must be postmarked by Election Day, November 3, or returned to a secured drop box.

Voters with disabilities have more options. Learn about accessible voting.

Vote early in person

Early Voting is open now through Monday, November 2, at 56 locations across suburban Cook County.

Vote on Election Day

Vote at your precinct polling place on Tuesday, November 3.