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PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 13, 2108
Contact: Carla N. Wyckoff
847.377.2430
WAUKEGAN, Illinois – Lake County Clerk Carla N. Wyckoff issued a reminder today that, even if Waukegan Township and City of Waukegan residents are hospitalized at election time they will still be able to vote. Registered voters who are admitted to a hospital, nursing home, or rehabilitation center within 14 days before the March 20th Primary Election may qualify for personal delivery of a ballot by a family member or friend, subject to statutory conditions.
The voter must complete a request form titled Application for Ballot for Qualified Voter Admitted to a Hospital, Nursing Home or Rehabilitation Center. The voter's physician is required to complete the accompanying Affidavit of Attending Physician. Forms are available by contacting the County Clerk’s Election Department at VotingByMail@lakecountyil.gov or 847.377.2314. Web visitors may also download the Hospitalized Voter Form by visiting LakeCountyClerk.info and clicking on the Forms tab under Resources.
All required forms must be completed and returned to the Lake County Clerk's office prior to the voter’s Certificate of Application and ballot being issued.
As an alternative, all registered voters may request a ballot by mail until noon on Thursday, March 15. The ballot can be mailed to any address. Voted ballots must be returned to the Clerk’s office with a postmark no later than midnight on Election Day.
For more information on Lake County Clerk services and up-to-the-minute election news, visit LakeCountyClerk.info, follow us at twitter.com/LakeCountyClerk, join our page at facebook.com/CountyClerk, or call 847.377.2400.
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