Voter Dashboard

Register to vote by filling out the online application, mailing in an application, or going to a registrar in person. 

To vote in Illinois: 

• You must be a United States Citizen.
• You must be at least 17 years old on or before the date of the Primary Election and turn 18 on or before the date of the General or Consolidated Election (16 year olds may preregister to vote).
• You must live in your election precinct at least 30 days prior to Election Day.
• You must not be serving a sentence of confinement in any penal institution as a result of a conviction.
• You may not claim the right to vote anywhere else.

Information from the Illinois Voter Application. 

Check your registration with the Registration Lookup tool. You will need your full name, date of birth, and address.

Look up your polling place with the Polling Place Lookup tool. You will need your address.

Both of these tools are provided by the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Check the county clerk's office for a calendar of upcoming election dates. 

The 2026 midterm and gubernatorial elections are on November 3, 2026.

Use these sources to research what will be on your ballot in the next election. You will need your address. 

BallotPedia

BallotPedia provides information about the elections in all states, including Illinois. They also have a page specific to Cook County. 

BallotReady 

BallotReady provides sample ballots and information about each candidate, including their position on various issues and their endorsements.

Look up your polling place with the Polling Place Lookup tool. You will need your address.

There is no voting at the library, but staff is happy to help you look up your polling place.

Early voting for the November 3, 2026 election begins on 10/7/26 at 6 locations. Early voting centers expand on 10/19/26 and continues through 11/2/26 at 56 locations. 

The closest early voting location opening on 10/7/26 is Maywood Courthouse at 1311 Maybrook Square in Maywood. 

The closest expanded early voting location opening on 10/19/26 is Bellwood Village Hall at 3200 Washington Boulevard in Bellwood.

To find more information about early voting, visit the County Clerk's Office.

Early voting sites at the County Clerk's office.

To complete an online mail ballot application, you will need:

• your driver’s license or state identification number
• the last four digits of your Social Security Number
• the address where you would like your ballot mailed
• an email address

Mail in ballots can be returned by mail or by returning to a mail-in ballot drop box.

For more information about vote by mail, please see the county clerk's office website.

Please note: the USPS has changed the way they postmark mail and this may impact mail-in ballots. Please see the USPS Election Mail website or this notice from Cook County for more information.

The Cook County Clerk's Office provides a lot of information about their election security procedures. 

Interested voters may also become pollwatchers.

For more information about election security or becoming a pollwatcher, contact the Cook County election authority at the county clerk's office. They may be contacted via phone at (312) 603-0906, email at [email protected], mail at 118 North Clark Street, Room 230, Chicago, IL 60602, or fax at (312) 603-9786. 

Video from the Cook County Clerk's Office.

To find your elected officials, use the district locator tool from the state board of elections or the directory of elected officials from the county clerk's office.

You can also search the congress.gov website to find your congressional representatives.

Senators Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin.

Congressman Danny K. Davis.

State Senator Kimberly A. Lightford.

State Representative Emmanuel "Chris" Welch.

For village of Bellwood information, see the village website.

Updated 9/16/26.