Early Voting For Chicago Voters
EARLY VOTING IS OPEN! VOTE DEMOCRATIC!
The Chicago Board of Election Commissioners has announced 21 early voting sites for the November 7, 2006Primary Election.
Illinois has an “early voting”
program that allows voters to cast ballots during an 18-day period
prior to the election. The early voting program will run from October
16 through November 2. In Chicago, early voting hours are 9 am to 5pm
daily, and from 9 am to Noon on Saturdays and Sundays. Unlike absentee
voting, no excuse or reason is needed to vote early.
The Chicago
Election Board will be utilizing touchscreen voting units for the early
voting program. As a result, city voters can cast their ballots at any
of the 21 sites. The touchscreen voting units will contain all ballot
styles for the entire city, and will provide the voter with the proper
ballot style and candidates for his or her address.
Every voting site will be equipped with ten touchscreen units.
The
Chicago Election Board is utilizing only government buildings for the
early voting program. Only sites accessible to people with disabilities
are being utilized.
The Board has attempted to scatter the
“early voting” sites geographically throughout the city. The 21 sites
are being staffed by temporary employees of the Board of Election
Commissioners.
At the end of each voting day, the results
cartridges from every touchscreen voting unit will be placed under lock
and key. The touchscreen units cannot be operated without the results
cartridge.
At the beginning of each voting day, the public
counter that reflects the votes cast will be checked to ensure that no
votes have been tampered with or added to the results cartridge. Neal
said that votes cast during the early voting program will not be
counted until after the close of the polls on election night.
By
law, early voters must produce government issued photo identification,
such as a driver’s license, state I.D. card, passport, etc.
The only stipulation for early voters is that they cannot cancel their ballots and vote in the polling place on Election Day.
Chicagoans can now vote early, but no, you can’t vote often.
The 21 Chicago early voting sites are:
Main Office of the Chicago Board of Elections
69 W. Washington, Lower Level
* Engine 26 10 N. Leavitt Av
* King Community Ctr 4314 S. Cottage Grove Av
* 3rd District Police 7040 S. Cottage Grove Av
* Olive Harvey College 10001 S. Woodlawn Av
* South Chgo Learning Ctr 3055 E. 92 St
* McKinley Park 2210 W. Pershing Rd
* West LawnPark 4233 W. 65 St
* ArcherHeights Library 5055 S. Archer Av
* 6th District Police 7808 S. Halsted St.
* 22nd District Police 1900 W. Monterey Av
* Piotrowski Park 4247 W. 31 St
* West Side Learning Ctr 4624 W. Madison St
* Amundsen Park 6200 W. Bloomingdale Av
* Mozart Park 2036 N. Avers St
* Pulaski Park 1419 W. Blackhawk St
* Wright College 4300 N Narragansett Av
* North Park Village Admn Bldg. 5801 N. Pulaski Rd
* Norwood Park 5801 N. Natoma Av
* Wells Park 2333 W. Sunnyside Av
* Warren Park 6601 N. Western Av (Closest to 49th Ward)
Democratic Party Sample Ballots Are Availabe if You Would Like One.
Have more questions? Please Call: 49th Ward (773) 973-4949 or
Chicago Board of Elections (312) 269-7900.
