Early voting for Illinois primary election begins in Loop
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Early voting for the March 19 2024 Illinois primary election is now open in downtown Chicago.
The early voting supersite at Clark and Lake is up and running along with the location at the Chicago Board of Elections office at 69 West Washington Street on the sixth floor.
There was a steady stream of voters since the Clark and Lake site opened at 9 a.m. Election officials said voters can play it safe and vote early by mail or early voting sites.
Voters will nominate a candidate for either the Republican or Democratic party for U.S. president. Other contests include races for state representatives and state senators, supreme and appellate court judges and Cook County state's attorney.
There is also a citywide referendum question on the ballot to amend the real estate tax in Chicago.
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Meanwhile, some early voters talked about the issues that influenced their vote.
"Crime," early voter Chester Campbell said. "I want to see crime to go down. I'd like to see crime go down. It's been up for so many years and I'm tired of the crime."
"My country," early voter Philip Felber said. "Starting with the border and going on to giving away a lot of money that we don't have."
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Early voting in all 50 wards in Chicago will begin on Monday, March 4 and runs though Election Day on March 19. Voters can also still apply to vote by mail.
Meanwhile, the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners is also seeking additional poll workers. They say election judges can make up to $230 for the day.
"We will accept whatever we can get and we are just encouraging voters out there, if you have time on Election Day and want to be more engage, we welcome you as election judges," Chicago Board of Election Commissioners Chairwoman Marisel Hernandez said.
The two early voting sites downtown will be open weekdays and weekends leading up to Election Day.
What's on the ballot?
Voters will nominate a candidate for either the Republican or Democratic party for:
- U.S. president
- U.S. representative
- Illinois state senator
- Illinois state representative
- Illinois supreme court judge
- Illinois appellate court judge
- Circuit court judge
- Subcircuit judge
- Cook County state's attorney
- Cook County commissioner
- Cook County clerk of the circuit court
- Water Reclamation District commissioner
- Board of Review commissioner
Voters will elect:
- Ward committeeperson
- Delegates and alternate delegates to National Nominating Convention
To see all early voting locations in Chicago, click here.
To see all early voting locations for suburban Cook County, click here.
To see if you are registered to vote, click here.
