How to Vote Absentee in Chicago and Suburban Cook County, IL

Voting Absentee in Suburban Cook County, IL

If you meet the criteria, you may vote by absentee ballot in suburban Cook County, IL. Here are the criteria you must meet:

1. Be registered to vote.
   
   
2. Be eligible to vote absentee.
   
   
3. Submit a completed absentee ballot application. You can download an English version (pdf) here. You can download a Spanish version here.

Once you've completed the application and received your ballot, you can either mail it in or deliver it in person.

• If you mail it in, it must be postmarked by Thursday, January 28 for it to count in the February 2, 2010 General Election.
• In-person absentee voting takes place from Friday, January 29 to Monday, February 1.

  How to Vote Absentee in the City of Chicago

  Please refer to the Chicago Board of Elections website here for complete information on how to vote absentee if you are a resident of Chicago.
  
  PLEASE NOTE: While absentee voting requires that you meet certain criteria, early voting does not. You simply need to be a registered voter. You can learn more about early voting in Chicago and Cook County, IL here.