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October 2017
Lake County maps could be useful to those campaigning in the March 2018 Primary Election. Candidates can customize the view of online maps, study PDFs, or purchase printed copies.
Online
Maps Online
https://maps.lakecountyil.gov/mapsonline/
Lake County’s GIS Division allows web users to customize online map views. Visitors can select administrative boundaries, cities, water features, parks, landmarks, highways, buildings and more by selecting desired choices on the Layer List after entering an address or PIN.
Election precinct locator
Type in a single precinct number to see an individual precinct map
Election precinct maps (PDF)
List of township maps with precinct borders
Sub-district maps (PDF)
Printed
Township maps with precinct boundaries
Available at the clerk’s office
$5 each
Sub-district maps
Available at the clerk’s office
$15 each
Sub-districts can include the following:
- 19th Judicial Court Subcircuits
- County board
- State senatorial
- State representative
- U.S. congressional
For other printed county maps, contact the Lake County Geographic Information System (GIS) Division by emailing gis@lakecountyil.gov or calling (847) 377-2388.
 If you receive any Lake County Clerk correspondence for someone who is deceased, please contact our office so we can remove the person from our voter registration records.
To cancel the registration, you can:
- return the notification in the enclosed pre-addressed envelope,
- email VoterRegistration@lakecountyil.gov or
- call the Voter Registration Services department at 847-377-2410.
Why did this happen?
After a relative has passed away, a family member often completes a NCOA (National Change of Address) form through the U.S. Postal Service allowing the deceased person’s mail to be forwarded to the address of the family member or an appointed executor. Twice a year, the Illinois State Board of Elections cross references their database of active voters with NCOA address changes. The matches are shared with all local election authorities, including the Lake County Clerk’s office.
Per Illinois law, our office is required to automatically register or transfer these active voters to their new NCOA address. We are also obligated to mail a confirmation notice which gives the recipient the opportunity to reject this registration or address change. If our office does not receive any notice of rejection, a Certificate of Voter Registration card will be mailed. These registrations and mailings are processed when we have not previously been notified of the death.
How you can help
The Illinois Department of Public Health issues a monthly report to the Illinois State Board of Elections listing Lake County residents’ deaths that occurred in the previous month. Our office receives this data from the Illinois State Board of Elections and uses it to cancel deceased voter's registration records.
Since our office is notified only of deaths occurring in Lake County, it is especially helpful when a family member calls or sends written confirmation to our office of their loved one’s passing that occurred out of the county or state, as that would be our only notification.
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Although the county clerk's “Vote like a Couch Potato” voter education program was recognized by the 3CMA (City-County Communications and Marketing Association) and won first place in a national communication competition, the real winners were the 36,763 Lake County residents who voted by mail in the November 2016 election. This is the highest number of ballots by mail for any election in Lake County history.
Our program's mission was to encourage people to vote from the comfort of their sofa and request a ballot by mail – you know – like a couch potato. There’s no waiting line, and you can wear your slippers when you vote from home.
How did we do it? Visitors to the county building and the Lake County Fair planted themselves next to the couch potato for a selfie. County government, county board members, village clerks, and township clerks broadcast our message through a video, printed handouts, social media, newsletters, and websites. The idea mushroomed at senior fairs, festivals, and civic meetings.
The couch potato is a proven winner. Watch for this perennial to return early next year and apply to receive your March 2018 ballot by mail!
Click on the couch potato below to watch the winning video:
National Voter Registration Day, held on the fourth Tuesday of September, is a holiday observed by elections officials in every state reminding citizens to register.
County clerk employees staffed an all-day registration drive in the lobby of the Lake County Courthouse engaging building visitors to register for the first time or update their current record.
If you missed National Voter Registration Day, you can register online, by mail, or in person. Visit our website for voter registration details.
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Mr. Morse was born and lived in Lake County nearly all his life. He operated a clothing store in Libertyville from 1905 to 1940 and served as village president there from 1917 to 1923.
He served as deputy Lake County Clerk from 1910 to 1927, as county treasurer from 1927 to 1938, and as county clerk from 1940 to 1950.
Illinois was one of the many states that approved women’s right to vote in advance of 1920 passing of the 19th amendment. An election was held in July 1913, and a decision about building a Libertyville town hall was on the historic ballot. Daisy E. Morse, Jay’s wife, headed a delegation of half a dozen women who applied for ballots. She was quoted in the paper: "My husband told me not to vote, but you see I am here."
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 Voting site selections are made in the context of numerous federal and state mandates including ADA compliance, central location for the precincts, ample parking, and adequate accommodations for people and voting equipment.
Early voting
There will be an additional early voting site at the West Deerfield Township Office, 601 Deerfield Rd., in Deerfield. The early voting site previously at the Vernon Township Office is being relocated to the Vernon Township Peterson Park Building, 16652 Buffalo Grove Rd. in Prairie View. Early voters can use any one of the county’s 15 early voting locations regardless of where they live. Some locations will offer evening and weekend hours.
Election Day
Election Day voters must use the assigned voting site serving their address. Eight voting sites needed to be relocated due to inaccessibility to the building, room sizes, or parking issues. Below is a list of the former voting sites, the new ones, and the precincts served.
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Remember, you can always vote by mail. Then, you only need
to walk to your mailbox to receive and cast a ballot.
Registered voters can log onto LakeVoterPower.info to find
their precinct number, vote by mail application (when available), other early
voting sites, and assigned Election Day voting site.
Carla N. Wyckoff, Lake County Clerk
18 N. County Street, Room 101
Waukegan, IL 60085
847.377.2400
CountyClerk@lakecountyil.gov
LakeCountyClerk.info
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