The Next Election Will Be the March 17, 2026 Primary
 
General Election November 3, 2026

Vote by Mail Ballot Request Started December 17


Registered voters can request a vote-by-mail ballot, if not already on the permanent vote-by-mail list.
Suburban Voters: Request Here
Chicago voters: Request Here 

For the March 17 Primary Election, Voters will be choosing a Political Party ballot to vote for candidates to be that Party’s nominees for offices to be on the ballot for the November 3 General Election.


            These are the Candidates Filing for County and MWRD Offices 

                      View the current candidate list HERE

      Continuously updated list is available on the County Clerk's Web Site


 
Offices on Primary ballots for Chicago and Suburban Cook County Voters:

• U.S.:  One Illinois Senator and all Illinois Members of the House of Representatives
• State:  Governor & Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Comptroller, Secretary of State, and Treasurer, along with some State Senators and all State Representatives in the General Assembly
• Cook County:  President, all 17 Cook County Board Commissioners, Assessor, the Board of Review Commissioners for the 1st and 2nd Districts, County Clerk, Sheriff, and Treasurer
• Metropolitan Water Reclamation District:  3 Commissioners for 6-year terms and 1 Commissioner for 2 years to complete an unexpired term
• Judges:  Candidates to fill vacancies for the Illinois Supreme Court, Appellate Court, Circuit and Subcircuit Courts.  (On the November ballot, voters will also be voting whether to retain judges.)

In a Primary Election, voters must select a political party ballot because the purpose of a Primary is to determine who will be that Party’s candidates in the November general election. If there are referenda (binding or advisory), voters who do not wish to select a party ballot will be able to opt for a non-partisan ballot, but that will contain only the referenda.
                                                           
 
                                

​            Key Information to plan when and where to vote

 Consult the websites below  to verify your registration, register to vote,                    apply for vote my mail, find early voting dates and sites, find election day voting sites, and see sample ballots.  

​​​​​SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY RESIDENTS

​http://www.cookcountyclerk.com/elections​
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​Early Voting  

•  Feb. 18- Mar 16: 69 W .Washington Pedway Level;  some Suburban Court Houses
  
•  March 2- March 16:  All other County sites  
• See Suburban Cook Early Voting

Election Day Voting Sites    6am-7pm

• Home Precinct 
• 69 W. Washington, Pedway, 
•  Some Suburban Court Houses
  

Vote by Mail      Apply by March 12
     Completed ballots must be returned

•  Mailed and postmarked on or before  March 17,
•  Deposit at a designated drop site March 4-17
•  Deposit at 69 W. Washington outside box or 5th floor March 4-17
• Turn in on election day to vote in person instead 
• Turn in at an early voting site to vote in person instead
• See Suburban Cook Vote-by-Mail

Register to Vote

•  By a deputy registrar or mailed in form by Feb 17
•  Online by March 1
•  In person at Early Voting Sites
• In person on March 17 at home precinct. 
•   See Suburban Cook Registration Info
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CHICAGO RESIDENTS
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​https://chicagoelections.gov

​​Early Voting 

•  Feb 12-March 16: Supersite, 191 N. Clark;  Board  Office,    69  W. Washington, 6th floor
  
• ​ March 2 -March 16:   All 50 wards
  
•  See Chicago Early Voting
  

Election Day Voting Sites  6am-7pm

• Home Precinct,
• Any Early Voting Site

​Vote by Mail      Apply by March 12
     Completed ballots must be returned

•  Mailed and postmarked on or before  March 19,
•  Deposit at a designated drop site by March 19
• Turn in on election day to vote in person instead
• Turn in at an early voting site to vote in person instead
• See Chicago Vote-by-Mail
  
  

​Register to Vote

•  By a deputy registrar or mailed in form by Feb 20
•  Online by March 3
•  In person at Early Voting Sites
•  In person on March 19 at home precinct and Early Voting Sites.  
• See Chicago Registration Info
  
  

     Voter Resources For Cook County and the City of Chicago          

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

​Voter Registration Information

Apply to Vote By Mail (and/or be on the permanent Vote by Mail list)

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

Voter Registration Information

Apply to Vote By Mail (and/or be on the permanent Vote by Mail list)