✶✶✶Voter Information

Everything you need to vote.

Valuable resources to exercise your right to vote. Learn how to register, vote by mail, vote early, and understand your rights at the polls.

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Check your registration

Look up your registration status, your precinct, and your polling place in seconds.

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Register to vote

Register or update your address online — or register in person on Election Day at your home precinct with two forms of ID.

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Vote by mail

Any registered voter may vote by mail — no reason or excuse needed. Apply online and track your ballot.

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Vote early

Chicago voters can vote early at any early-voting site citywide — use whichever location is most convenient.

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Accessible voting

The Election Board offers programs and services so every voter can vote privately and independently, at ADA-compliant polling places.

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Military & overseas voters

With a Federal Post Card Application on file, military and overseas voters can access and mark a ballot online, then return it by mail.

✶Know your rights

In Chicago, you have the right to…

Cast your ballot without interference.

Vote if you are in line by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day.

Register or update your registration at your home precinct on Election Day — then cast your ballot.

Vote at your old polling place if you moved less than 31 days before the election.

Get help voting from the election judges, or from an eligible relative or friend.

Use endorsements, sample ballots, or notes while voting.

Questions about voting in Chicago?

The Chicago Board of Election Commissioners is the official source for ballots, deadlines, and polling places.

Need help or see a problem?

The Democratic voter hotline answers questions about registration, accessibility, and problems at the polls.