Information on the
February 2, 2010 Elections
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visit David Orr's County Clerk website at www.cookctyclerk.com or the City of Chicago elections website at www.chicagoelections.com.
(info from Chicagoelections.com)
January 5, 2010 is the deadline to register to vote to be eligible to cast a ballot in the 2010 Primary Election.
To check the status of your registration, enter your address and last name here.
In Chicago, voters may register:
-- by submitting the mail-in form.
-- in person at 69 W. Washington St., Sixth Floor.
--through an active deputy registrar affiliated with a localorganization, such as a political party, ward office, business, etc.
-- at any driver's license facility.
Download the mail-in voter registration form here.
In the Feb. 2, 2010 Primary, Chicago voters must select one of the following primary ballots:
-- Democratic Party ballot
-- Republican Party ballot
-- Green Party ballot
On the ballot, Chicago voters will nominate candidates for:
-- U.S. Senator
-- Illinois Governor
-- Illinois Lieutenant Governor
-- Illinois Attorney General
-- Illinois Secretary of State
-- Illinois Comptroller
-- Illinois Treasurer
-- Representatives in Congress (all districts)
-- State Senators (entirely or partly in Chicago: Districts 1, 4, 7,10, 13, 16)
-- State Representatives (all districts entirely or partly in Chicago)
-- Water Reclamation District Commissioners (three to be nominated from each party)
-- Cook County Board President
-- Cook County Clerk
-- Cook County Treasurer
-- Cook County Sheriff
-- Cook County Assessor
-- Cook County Commissioners (all districts partly or entirely in Chicago)
-- Member, Cook County Board of (Tax) Review (District 1 only)
-- State Supreme Court, Appellate Court, Circuit Court and Sub-Circuit Judges
-- Party Officials *
* Democratic and Green Party voters elect one committeeman and onecommitteewoman per congressional district. The Republican Party electsState Central Committee members at the party's county conventions.
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Early Voting: (These are generally the same hours)
Early Voting Sites Nearby
32nd Ward - Pulaski Park, 1419 W. Blackhawk St. (map)
35th Ward - Logan Square Library, 3030 W. Fullerton Ave. (map)
43rd Ward - Lincoln Park Library, 1150 W. Fullerton Ave. (map)
Downtown - 69 W. Washington St., Lower Level. (map)
Hours (All Sites)
Monday - Saturday, 9 am - 5 pm
Sunday, 9 am - Noon
Visit Chicago Elections - Early Voting.
Please Register to Vote!!
Check Your Voter Registration Status
Visit Chicago Elections - Check Your Registration Status.
Map of the 32nd Ward
Chicago Remap Plans and Maps - 32 Ward Map --- --- --- Map another ward
Absentee Voting
Runoff Election - At this point we have no information on Absentee Voting.
General Information
The most common method of obtaining an absentee ballot is through mail delivery. Although every effort is made to process ballot applications quickly, mail delays may still occur. Therefore, voters should consider some form of express mail to minimize lost time due to delivery.
Absentee applications are available not more than 40 days prior to an election. Consult the current election calendar published by the Board for specific filing dates.
For More Information or to Download an Absentee Ballot Application
Visit Chicago Elections - Absentee Voting or call 312-269-7967.
General Requirements
Persons registered to vote in Chicago are eligible to cast an absentee ballot only if they meet one of the following conditions:
- Persons expecting to be absent from Cook County on election day.
- College or university students temporarily residing away from their home precincts.
- Persons expecting to be serving away from their home precincts on election day as election judges or election officials employed by any election board, County Clerk or law enforcement agency.
- Persons serving on jury duty on election day.
- Persons in jail as pre-trial detainees not serving jail sentences.
- Persons physically incapacitated or hospitalized.
- Persons whose religious beliefs prevent them from voting in person on election day.
In addition, the following unregistered voters are eligible to vote by absentee ballot:
- Members of the Armed Forces or Merchant Marine and their spouses and dependents whether serving in the United States or abroad.
- U.S. citizens and their spouses or dependents, whose permanent residence is in Chicago but who will be temporarily residing abroad on election day.
- U.S. citizens (not their spouses or dependents) who maintained a residence in Chicago immediately prior to their departure from the United States.
Sample Ballot & Polling Places from 2007 Election
Punch 102 - Scott Waguespack
View Sample Ballot
Visit Chicago Elections - Find Your Polling Place.
(hint - if your street address is an "Avenue" use the 'Av' drop-down not 'Ave'.)