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Sample ballots for the November 5, 2024 General Election are now available! You can look up your sample ballot (and find your precinct) on the County Clerk's site.  

When using the sample ballot and polling place locator, make sure to follow exactly the directions at the top of the screen. For example, we strongly recommend that if your address is 123 S. Main St, Woodstock, IL, enter "123" in the address number field and "main" in the street name field and nothing else. Less is more when using the sample ballot locator. If you are having trouble retrieving your sample ballot, please email Vice Chair Ed Gogol at [email protected].

• Election Day is Tuesday, November 5th, 2024. 
  
  
• As always, the polls open at 6:00 am and close at 7:00 pm.  If there's a line when the polls are closing, as long as you're in line by 7:00, you'll still be able to vote.
  
  
• If voting in person on Election Day, you must vote at the polling place for your precinct, or at the McHenry County Election Center at 410 South Eastwood Drive, Woodstock (turn in at the Taco Bell.)
  
  
• Look up your polling place -- here's the full list by precinct.  You can also find your polling place with the polling place locator or when you check your registration.  Note:  polling places have not changed from the March 2024 primary election.

What to expect when voting:

When it's your turn to vote, step right up to the Election Judge and tell them your name and address.  They'll look you up in their "Electronic Poll Book" system, and ask you to sign your name.  Sign your name as you did when you registered.  There should be both a Democratic and a Republican election judge checking your signature. 

Illinois law does not require you to present your ID to the Election Judges, and normally the Election Judges will only ask to see your ID if one of the judges thinks your signature doesn't match.  If they do ask for your ID, your driver's license or Illinois State ID is best.  You don't need to bring your voter card.

Illinois has same-day registration, so if you're not registered by Election Day but still eligible to vote, you can still register and vote.  Go to your polling place and bring two forms of ID.  One form is your Illinois driver's license, Illinois state ID, or passport.  The second is a piece of mail with your address on it.

The Illinois Voter Protection Hotline is 244-990-2200.

• Early voting begins on September 26, 2024 at a new location -- the McHenry County Election Center, at 410 South Eastwood Drive in Woodstock (in the same shopping center as the DMV -- turn in at the Taco Bell.) 
  
  
• Then beginning October 21, 2024, early voting begins at locations around the county.  You can vote early at any of the early voting locations.
  
  
• Same-day registration and voting: You can register and vote, all in one visit, at any early-voting location.
  
  
• The last day for early voting is Monday, November 4th, the day before Election Day.

Click the image to view the full list of early voting locations and times.