3 Easy Ways to Vote

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Vote by Mail Ballot

  • Anyone can vote by Mail Ballot- You do NOT need a reason. Many people find it easy and convenient.

  • Click Here to request a Mail Ballot online. Ballots can be requested after January 1, 2025

  • To complete an online mail ballot application, you will need:

            -  your driver’s license or state identification number;
            -  the last four digits of your Social Security Number;
            -  the address where you would like your ballot mailed; and
            -  an email address

  • If your driver's license/state ID or your Social Security number are not on file, you will not be able to complete this application online unless you update your voter registration by calling 312.603.0946. Incomplete registrations are most common for voters who have been registered at the same address for 20 years or more.

  • If you do not have one of the online application requirements, or if you prefer to apply on paper, you may click here to download, print and sign a mail ballot application and send it to Cook County Clerk’s Office Mail Voting Unit 69 W. Washington St., Suite 500 Chicago, IL 60602

  • Visually impaired or print disabled voters may request an accessible mail ballot by calling 312.603.0976 or by emailing visuallyimpaired.voting@cookcountyil.gov.

  • Applications must be received by the Cook County Clerk by March 27, 2025

  • Completed mail ballots can be returned to any mail ballot drop box located at most Early Voting Locations including Morton Grove. or mailed to the address listed above. BALLOTS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY APRIL 1, 2025 - ELECTION DAY AND RECEIVED BY APRIL 15, 2025

  • You can check on the status of your Mail Ballot by clicking here

  • Voters who live overseas or are serving in the U.S. Armed Forces may register to vote and apply for a mail ballot by completing a Federal Postcard Application (FPCA). Click here for more information.

Vote Early

  • All Voters can Early Vote. You do not need to provide an excuse or reason why you cannot vote on Election Day.

  • Beginning March 5, Early Voting will be available Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Skokie Court House, at all suburban Cook County Circuit Courthouse locations and in downtown Chicago at 69 W. Washington. 

  • Early Voting will take place from March 7 – March 31 at the Morton Grove Civic Center and all Suburban Cook County Early Voting locations.   Early Voting locations and hours can be found here. 

  • You do NOT need a government-issued photo ID to Early Vote, but it is helpful if there is a question about your voter's registration, address or signature.  Providing an ID can also speed up the process because ID card readers are available the Early Voting site.

  • YOU CAN REGISTER TO VOTE AT ALL EARLY VOTE SITES. If you need to register to vote  for the first time or file an address change you must present two forms of ID, one of which shows your current address.

  • Early Voting is conducted on touch screens that store every ballot style in the county, permitting any voter in suburban Cook to vote at any location. Your ballot will remain secret and securely stored.

  • .Click here to see a sample ballot.

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Vote on Election Day

  • Election Day is Tuesday, April 1, 2025. Polls open at 6:00am and close at 7:00pm

  • You must vote at your home Polling Place on Election Day.

  • .Click here to find your home Polling Place and to see a sample ballot.

  • You do NOT need your voter registration card or a photo ID to vote on Election Day unless your signature does not appear to match your signature on the voter rolls or an election judge challenges your right to vote. Click here to see a list of acceptable IDs.

  • YOU CAN REGISTER TO VOTE AT YOUR POLLING PLACE ON ELECTION DAY. If you need to register to vote  for the first time or file an address change you must present two forms of ID, one of which shows your current address.

  • If you need a ride to your polling place email the Action Party at ActionPartyofMG@gmail.com.

  • You can search online or call (312) 603-0987to check if your polling place is accessible.

  • If you anticipate having difficulty entering your polling place, notify the Clerk's office at least 24 hours in advance to request Election Day assistance. The Clerk's office will arrange to have election judges help you enter the room where voting takes place.

  • You may also request to have election materials brought out to you in your parked vehicle on Election Day. Election judges will provide you with a paper ballot at a curbside or other location outside your polling  place. Please call ((312) 603-0987) or email (Accessibility.Info@cookcountyil.gov) the Clerk's office at least a week before Election Day to request curbside voting.