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Check your registration
Make sure you're registered and that your name and address are current, especially if you've moved.
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Register or update your record
Illinois offers online voter registration.
Illinois offers in-person registration on Election Day.
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Choose how you'll vote
Early voting
Illinois offers early in-person voting.
By mail
Any registered voter can vote by mail in Illinois.
On Election Day
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Bring the right ID
If you've voted in Illinois before, you don't need to show ID.
If you can't show ID, you can vote a provisional ballot.
Illinois public voting records
Look up public records and find a library near you that keeps local election records.
Illinois public recordsElection offices
For deadlines, sample ballots and questions about your record, contact your local election office or the state election office.