Lake County Clerk O'Connor is interested in hearing your opinion.

Why do you think it's important for you to vote in our odd-year consolidated election?

Please take a moment to send us an email of 200 words or less describing the reasons why you think it's important to vote in April's election. As you know, the candidates who are seeking office in your municipal, library, park, school, and fire districts have the most impact on your daily life. 

Send your thoughts to Lake County Clerk O'Connor at countyclerk@lakecountyil.gov before Monday, March 25.  She wants to hear what you think.

• To register, you must:
  • Be a U.S. Citizen
  • Be 18 years or older
    You can register if you are 17 years old and celebrate your 18th birthday on or before April 2, 2019
  • Live at your Lake County address for the last 30 days
  • Provide two forms of valid identification
    
    
• In-person until March 5
• By mail until March 5
• Online with Illinois State Board of Elections until March 17
• From March 6 to April 2
  • During weekday business hours at the Lake County Clerk's office
  • Early voting, when open
  • At assigned Election Day voting site

Available only to registered voters

• Your ballot can be mailed to any address
• Ideal option for everyone, especially for those who can't get to the voting site - snowbirds, students away at school, and couch potatoes
• Required application due by noon on March 28
• Your voted ballot must be postmarked by Election Day
• Track the Lake County Clerk's receipt of your voted ballot

• Use any site regardless of where you live in Lake County
• Early voting at the Lake County Clerk’s office - March 8 to 15, weekdays from 9 AM to 5 PM
• Early voting @12 sites - March 18 to 30
• Early voting @ 4 sites with extended hours -  March 18 to April 1
• Early Voting Site Locator Tool
• Grace Voter Registration available at all sites

• April 2, 2019
• Polls are open from 6 AM to 7 PM
• Find your assigned neighborhood voting site
• Grace Voter Registration available

We are honoring a long-time serving election judge this month - Delores Allen

Delores has been serving as an election judge for nearly 47 years - ever since a friend encouraged Delores to "come aboard" and take this one day out her life to give something back. At first Delores refused, thinking she was too busy with work and being a single parent. After some soul searching, she decided to try working in the voting site - just once. Now, she's is a familiar face at Waukegan Election Day voting sites as she has been checking in voters all these years. Delores is proud of the very fine contribution she makes to her community and her country. She loves the opportunity to see neighbors and meet new people. "One day in your life - come aboard" is the advice Delores has for those thinking about serving.

We thank Delores for her years of dedicated service to all of Lake County's voters. Elections could not happen without folks like her.

Want to join our community of election judges? Visit our election judge information web page or call our Election Judge department at 847.377.2408 for qualifications, duties, and pay rates. 

P.S. We understand that Delores used the money she earned as an election judge to buy a bicycle for her grandchild.