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Coming Up: Local School Council Elections
Everything you need to know about voting in LSC elections on April 20 and April 21.
Offices on the Primary Election Ballot
The slate of candidates for the Primary Election on June 28 is shaping up. Check out which offices you’ll be voting for this year.
Election 2022: Important Dates
Mark your calendars! The Primary Election is right around the corner.
Election 2022 Updates
We’ve got updates on new election procedures in 2022. Potential candidates may begin to circulate nominating petitions on January 13.
State Redistricting Map and Election News
The tentative date for the start of filing petitions for candidates for public office is January 13. There’s a few new voting laws that will affect Chicago.
Election Law Updates
On June 17, Governor Pritzker signed the elections omnibus bill (SB825) passed by the General Assembly in May. Learn about what will change for the 2022 elections!
2020 Local School Council Elections: An Analysis
Surveys from voters in the 2020 Local School Elections, plus feedback from election-day hotline queries and a post-election debriefing involving community members, found that expanded voting options, including mail-in and curbside voting, were successful and should be retained for future elections.
Going Postal
Despite recent news reports about problems with the postal service, post offices in the state and city of Chicago have equipment and procedures in place to efficiently process mail-in ballots.
Changes in Election Law 2020
On May 22, Illinois state lawmakers made sweeping changes to the way voters will cast their ballots in the upcoming General Election. As a result of this legislation, all election authorities will be urging voters to vote by mail or vote early due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020 Primary Election Report
About 38% of Chicago voters cast ballots in the March 17 Primary Election, a decline from the 53.5% turnout rate in the 2016 Primary. Nevertheless, voters broke records: almost 50% of voters chose to vote early or by mail rather than voting in their home precinct on Election Day.