Polls Open Tomorrow – 6AM to 7PM
Today is the last day of Early Voting for municipal elections in suburban Cook County and Clerk Karen A. Yarbrough is encouraging voters to get out and participate in the 2023 Consolidated Election through Early Voting today or on Election Day tomorrow, April 4.
Here are some statistics about the April 4, 2023, Consolidated Election:
- 1,657,359 registered voters in suburban Cook County
- 1,431 precincts in 816 polling places
- 804 Ballot Styles
- 1,931 candidates in 730 contests
- 59 Write-In Candidates
- 29 Local Referenda Questions
- 46,824 ballots cast during Early Voting
- Recent Consolidated Election turnout in suburban Cook County:
- 2021: 15.9%
- 2019: 14.1%
- 2017: 17.7%
- 2015: 14.2%
- 2013: 18.9%
YOUR VOTER INFORMATION
A new voter registration card was included in an election information guide mailed to all registered voters last month. Voters are not required to show the card before voting, but it does list useful information including the voter’s precinct, polling location, and voting districts. Voters can also check their registration status, precinct, polling place, and sample ballot at the Clerk’s website, cookcountyclerk.com/VoterInfo.
VOTE BY MAIL
Voters are encouraged to drop their Mail Ballots at a secure Drop Box located at each Early Voting location by April 3.
Ballots can also be mailed with the pre-paid postage envelope provided and must be postmarked by April 4. Ballots sent in by Election Day have two weeks to be received by the Clerk’s Office through USPS.
Please note: Mail Ballots CANNOT be returned on Election Day at local precincts and if mailed, must be postmarked by Election Day, April 4.
ELECTION DAY VOTING
On Election Day (April 4) voters must cast their ballot or register to vote at either their home precinct or at the Clerk’s downtown Chicago universal voting site located in the Cook County Administration Building at 69 W. Washington
Voters can find their Election Day home precinct, registration status, sample ballot, and more by visiting the Clerk’s Your Voter Information Tool at cookcountyclerk.com/VoterInfo.
ELECTION DATA
Election data including voter registration statistics; turnout history; and Post-Election Reports are available on the Clerk’s website. Maps that show where voters cast specific party ballots throughout Cook County, as well as other election data from the past four elections, can be found in the Map Room section of the Clerk’s website.
ELECTION RESULTS
Election results for suburban Cook County, not including Chicago, will be available at: cookcountyclerk.com/Results.
After polls close on Election Night, the Cook County Clerk’s Office tabulates and displays unofficial vote totals that include: all Early Votes; all Mail Ballots received by Election Day; and all ballots cast in the precincts on Election Day. Precinct and township-level results are not available on Election Night.
After polls close on Election Day, the Clerk’s Office tabulates all Mail Ballots received within two weeks of Election Day if they are postmarked by April 4 and all provisional ballots that are verified. By statute, Illinois election authorities have up to three weeks to certify election results.
MEDIA CREDENTIALS AND GUIDELINES
Members of the media do not need a paper credential provided by the Clerk's Office to visit, film, or photograph suburban Cook County precincts. However, Election Judges will require news reporters, photographers, and TV crews to show a government-issued or company identification card. Please remember interviews cannot be conducted inside the polling place.
HOTLINES
The Clerk’s Office offers the following Election Day hotlines:
- English: 312.603.0906
- Spanish: (312) 603-6767
- Tagalog: (312) 603-6742
- Chinese-Speaking Hotline (312) 603-6769
- Korean-Speaking Hotline (312) 603-6745
- Hindi-Speaking Hotline (312) 603-6743
- Polish-Speaking Hotline (312) 603-6770
- Russian-Speaking Hotline (312) 603-6751
- Ukrainian-Speaking Hotline (312) 603-6752
- Arabic-Speaking Hotline (312) 603-6747
- Gujarati-Speaking Hotline (312) 603-6746
- Urdu-Speaking Hotline (312) 603-6748
- TDD: 312.603.0902
- Voters with disabilities: 312.603.0944
- Legal hotline to report fraud and irregularities: 312.603.0236
Throughout Election Day be sure to follow the Clerk’s Office on Facebook and Twitter for updates, information, and more.
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