2022 General Election 
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November 8, 2022

 What's on the Ballot                                                                             
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• Cook County voters will elect the Cook County Board President, Cook County Sheriff, Cook County Clerk, Cook County Treasurer, Cook County Assessor, all 3 Cook County Board of Review Commissioners,  all 17  Cook County Board Commissioners, and several Metropolitan  Water Reclamation District (MWRD) Commissioners.

•  State, Federal offices and judicial positions.
• The Forest Preserve Referendum on the last page of the ballot
• Amendment to the Illinois Constitution on the first page of the ballot

 Sample Ballots,  Registration, Voting Locations and Dates, Registration Verification 

FOR CHICAGO RESIDENTS:
Chicago Board of Elections
69 W. Washington, Suite 600,
Chicago, IL 60602
312-269-7967
https://chicagoelections.gov

FOR SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY RESIDENTS:
Cook County Clerk
69 W. Washington, Suite 500,
Chicago, IL 60602
312-603-5656
http://www.cookcountyclerk.com/elections

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Be Informed About the Candidates 

• Check out the Illinois Voters’ Guide
• In their own words.  WTTW Video Voter’s Guide   Recorded video messages from the candidates produced with support from the LWVCC​
• List of the Candidates that will be on the ballot for Cook County and Metropolitan Water Reclamation District offices
• Judicial Candidate Information from 13 bar associations and local media outlets​

Key Information for Voting 
  
Register to Vote

• On paper/pdf and mailed in or register in person with a deputy registrar by Tues. Oct. 11
• Online by Sunday, October 23 at   Illinois Online voter application
• In person at Early Voting Sites (see dates below)
• In person on Election Day at home precinct for all and at 69 W. Washington.   ​​

Vote by Mail

• Apply online for a Vote-by-Mail ballot at applicable Election Authorities’ web sites  by 5 pm on Thurs., November 3.  (NOTE:  this method has lots of advantages, including that you will receive messages via email, such as your application has been approved, your ballot has been mailed, and your ballot has been received back and processed)
• Can also mail or deliver to the Election authority a paper request, but again it must be received by 5 pm on Thurs., November 3.
• As part of the application for the ballot, may also request to be on the permanent vote-by-mail list.
• Completed Vote-by-mail ballots must
  • be mailed and postmarked on or before Tuesday, November 8 OR
  • be delivered to secure drop boxes at Early Voting sites or the applicable Election Authority’s office on or before Tuesday, November 8.
  • Can also bring blank ballot and go instead to vote in person on November 8.  The vote-by-mail ballot will have to be turned in to the Election Judges and a new one will be issued for voting.  If you do not have your vote-by-mail ballot to turn in, you will still be allowed to voted, but it may be by a provisional ballot that will be counted as long as the completed vote-by-mail ballot is not separately received by the Election Authority.

 
Early Voting

• Chicago Residents          Thursday, October 7   Supersite at 191 N. Clark,    Monday,  October 24   All 50 wards                                   
• Suburban Residents          Wednesday, October 12   69 W. Washington pedway and suburban Court Houses,             Monday, October 24   all early voting sits
• Ends for all on Monday, November 7

 
Election Day Voting – Tuesday, November 8 from 6 am to 7 pm at local precincts for all; plus for Chicago residents at Chicago Early Voting sites; plus for Suburban residents at 69 W. Washington pedway.
 

Redistricting Maps for Suburban Cook County can be found on the
Cook County Clerk's Website

Redistricting Maps for the City of Chicago can be found on the
City of Chicago Board of Elections Website