Vote By Mail

 

 


Any registered suburban Cook County voter may request a mail ballot using this online application. Once we verify your registration and process your application, we will send a paper ballot to the mailing address you designate in your application. The deadline to apply is five days before an election.

 

 

 

Applications for mail ballots are no longer being accepted. The deadline to apply was March 14th at 5 pm.

 

There are still two ways to cast your ballot.

1.  You may vote early at one of 53 sites until Monday, March 18.
2. On Election Day, Tuesday March 19th, polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Use the "
Voter Information" tool to find your polling place and see a sample ballot.

 

Good News!  Cook County is now offering Permanent Vote By Mail.  This option will allow you to vote by mail in all subsequent elections held in Cook County. You will still have the option to vote by mail in a single election if you so choose.

Please note: If you change your voting residence and move within Suburban Cook County, you must re-register at your new address.  Your permanent vote by mail status will remain the same and be updated to the new address.  

If you would like to change your permanent vote by mail option at any time, please contact the Cook County Clerk’s Office Mail Voting unit at 312.603.0946 or email us at [email protected].


If we do not have your driver's license/state ID or your Social Security number on file, you will not be able to complete this application online unless you update your voter registration by calling 312.603.0946. Incomplete registrations are most common for voters who have been registered at the same address for 20 years or more.

Ballot Integrity: Unless you require assistance, do not let anyone else mark your ballot; do not let anyone force or coerce you into voting for any candidate; and do not let anyone, other than a close relative or authorized messenger, mail, deliver or handle your voted ballot.

Please note: Making a false statement to obtain a mail ballot or soliciting someone to do so is considered vote fraud, a criminal offense punishable by up to five years in prison. Call 312.603.0942 to report vote fraud.