Illinois State Board of Elections’ Objection Hearings Delay Voting

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PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 26, 2016
Contact:  Carla N. Wyckoff
                847.377.2430


Illinois State Board of Elections’ Objection Hearings Delay Voting

WAUKEGAN, Illinois - Lake County Clerk Carla N. Wyckoff announced today that Illinois State Board of Elections is still reviewing objections against several U.S. presidential candidates. Only after these objections have been resolved can the state send a final certified candidate list to all Illinois election authorities. As a result, in-person early voting at the Clerk’s office and voting by mail throughout Illinois will be delayed.

By state law, in-person early voting at the Clerk’s office and voting by mail should begin February 4. But without state certification of the candidates, ballots cannot be printed.

“Based on delay projections from the Illinois State Board of Elections, I am anticipating ballots to be ready by February 17,” says Wyckoff. “We have already begun preparing Lake County’s ballots for all other candidates and public questions. When our office receives final candidate certification, we have printing and testing resources on standby who will work quickly to make ballots available to the voters. If ballots become ready earlier than anticipated, such notice will be distributed through the media, local governmental offices, social media, and our website.”

It is anticipated that all 14 of Lake County’s other early voting sites will be open as scheduled on February 29, 2016. Visit LakeCountyClerk.info to find all early voting locations and hours. Election Day voting will not be impacted by this certification delay.

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