Guest guest Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 FYI: Here are the three voting options now available in Cook County: 1. ELECTION DAY, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2010 On February 2nd, you can go to your local polling place and vote between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. You can go to www.voterinfonet.com to find your polling place and other information. 2. EARLY VOTING Until Thursday, January 28th, you can go to any of the early voting sites in Cook County to vote. Just remember that state law requires early voters to display valid identification before receiving a ballot. Acceptable forms of identification include a current driver's license, state-issued ID card, or any other government-issued ID with a photograph. To find a list of early voting locations and days and hours of operation, go to www.voterinfonet.com and click on " Early Voting. " 3. ABSENTEE (MAIL-IN) VOTING Under a new state law, Cook County voters do not have to be absent to vote absentee. You can request an absentee ballot for any reason...or no reason at all! Just go to www.voterinfonet.com and print out an application for a ballot, call the Clerk's office at 312-603-0944 to request that an application be mailed to you, or visit one of the six Cook County Clerk's offices and pick up an application. Completed applications will be accepted by the Cook County Clerk, 69 West Washington Street, Room 500, Chicago, IL 60602, until January 28th, 2010. After verifying voter registration, the Clerk will mail a ballot to the address listed on the application. To be counted, the ballot must be returned to the Cook County Clerk postmarked on or before February 1st. VOTER INFORMATION! Make sure you know your correct precinct number and location. You should be receiving a new voter registration card in the mail, but you can also find out this information by going to www.voterinfonet.com and clicking on " Your Voter Information. " QUESTIONS? Go to www.voterinfonet.com for specifics or exceptions to the general rules listed above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 FYI: Here are the three voting options now available in Cook County: 1. ELECTION DAY, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2010 On February 2nd, you can go to your local polling place and vote between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. You can go to www.voterinfonet.com to find your polling place and other information. 2. EARLY VOTING Until Thursday, January 28th, you can go to any of the early voting sites in Cook County to vote. Just remember that state law requires early voters to display valid identification before receiving a ballot. Acceptable forms of identification include a current driver's license, state-issued ID card, or any other government-issued ID with a photograph. To find a list of early voting locations and days and hours of operation, go to www.voterinfonet.com and click on " Early Voting. " 3. ABSENTEE (MAIL-IN) VOTING Under a new state law, Cook County voters do not have to be absent to vote absentee. You can request an absentee ballot for any reason...or no reason at all! Just go to www.voterinfonet.com and print out an application for a ballot, call the Clerk's office at 312-603-0944 to request that an application be mailed to you, or visit one of the six Cook County Clerk's offices and pick up an application. Completed applications will be accepted by the Cook County Clerk, 69 West Washington Street, Room 500, Chicago, IL 60602, until January 28th, 2010. After verifying voter registration, the Clerk will mail a ballot to the address listed on the application. To be counted, the ballot must be returned to the Cook County Clerk postmarked on or before February 1st. VOTER INFORMATION! Make sure you know your correct precinct number and location. You should be receiving a new voter registration card in the mail, but you can also find out this information by going to www.voterinfonet.com and clicking on " Your Voter Information. " QUESTIONS? Go to www.voterinfonet.com for specifics or exceptions to the general rules listed above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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