Overseas and Military Voters
Suburban Cook County voters who live overseas or are serving in the U.S. Armed Forces may register to vote and apply for an absentee ballot by completing a Federal Postcard Application form.
If you meet the special circumstances criteria below, the Clerk's office will accept faxed or e-mailed copies of the completed and SIGNED Federal Postcard Application.
You must still submit the applications by mail before the deadline, but taking advantage of fax or e-mail will expedite delivery of your absentee ballot.
The Clerk's office will also e-mail or fax you the absentee ballot at a number or address submitted on the application if you meet the criteria.
You must return your voted ballot to the Clerk's office by mail.
Online Application
Special circumstances
The Clerk's office will send and accept absentee materials via fax or e-mail only under these three circumstances:
- U.S. citizens who no longer maintain a residence in suburban Cook County but lived there immediately prior to relocating abroad*
- Members of the U.S. Armed Forces and their spouses and dependents stationed in the U.S. or abroad and whose last civilian address was in suburban Cook County*
- U.S. citizens whose permanent residence is in suburban Cook County but will be temporarily residing abroad on Election Day*
*In all of these instances, you are eligible to vote absentee even if you are not currently registered. Your Federal Postcard Application will serve as a registration application as well.
To send applications: