How to make sure your Vote By Mail ballot is counted in Chicago runoff election

Monday, April 3, 2023
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Tuesday, April 4 is Election Day in Chicago and the last day to postmark Vote By Mail ballots, according to the Chicago Board of Elections.

Putting your sealed ballot into a mailbox does not always mean that it will be postmarked on time, so the Chicago Board of Elections recommends voters go to a post office to hand in their ballot on or before Tuesday. Voters can also turn in their ballots at a Secure Dropbox before 7 p.m. on Tuesday for their Vote By Mail ballot to be counted.

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The Chicago Board of Elections says more than 95,000 Vote By Mail ballots have been returned, with many more still outstanding.

Another 154,000 early ballots have been cast in-person in Chicago, meaning nearly 250,000 total votes have already been cast so far in the runoff election.
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The Chicago Board of Elections said all Vote By Mail ballots received on Election Day will be processed and counted starting April 5 and the board has until April 18 to count ballots that met the postmark deadline.
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