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Vote-by-mail, curbside voting expansion passes House

— March 18, 2021

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House passed a bill Thursday, March 18 that would make permanent some vote-by-mail and curbside voting expansions that the state adopted ahead of the 2020…

Elections Board warns that races could be undecided for days
— November 3, 2020

SPRINGFIELD – Although nearly 3.6 million Illinoisans had already voted by Monday morning, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections, nearly 2.3 million ballots are still…
Early voting continues to shatter records
— October 23, 2020

SPRINGFIELD – Amid a new surge in COVID-19 cases, voters in Illinois and across the nation are shattering records for early voting. As of Friday, Oct. 23, according to the Illinois…
Illinois Democratic representatives vow to protect U.S. Postal Service
— August 19, 2020

The nation’s top postal executive plans to suspend a series of changes that critics say have slowed mail delivery and could affect timely delivery and return of mail-in election ballots…

Voters with mail-in ballots told to not wait and drop them at secure boxes
— October 29, 2020

SPRINGFIELD – Heading into the final weekend before Election Day, Illinois voters continue to set records for advance voting, and election officials are urging anyone who has not…
Illinois surpasses 660,000 combined early, mail votes
— October 13, 2020

SPRINGFIELD – With just three weeks remaining before the Nov. 3 general election, more than 660,000 voters in Illinois have already cast ballots either through mail-in or early in-person…
Pritzker signs vote-by-mail expansion
— June 17, 2020

SPRINGFIELD – Anyone who cast a ballot in the last three years or who registered to vote or changed addresses after the March primary will be sent an application to vote by…