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PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 21, 2022
Contact: Kevin K. Cullather
847-377-2312
WAUKEGAN, Illinois –
Lake County Clerk Robin M. O’Connor encourages “all Lake County citizens to make sure their voice is heard by voting in the November 8, 2022, General Election. If busy schedules or travel plans make it difficult for you to vote on Election Day, remember you can vote early or by mail." Many voting sites have changed this year, and all voters were mailed a new certificate of registration with their Election Day polling site, but Clerk O’Connor recommends that “voters log into LakeVoterPower.info and confirm their assigned neighborhood voting site. While there, they can also look at their sample ballot.”
Voting by Mail is available to all registered voters. A voter's required electronic or paper ballot application must be received at the Lake County Clerk’s office by 5 PM on Thursday, November 3, 2022. Their voted ballot must be hand delivered to the Lake County Clerk's office or deposited in a Drop Box by 7 PM on Election Day. Voters may also return your ballot via mail with a postmark no later than November 8, 2022, and it must be received in the Lake County Clerk's office by 5 PM on November 22. 2022. Complete an online ballot application or track the Lake County Clerk’s receipt of your voted ballot by logging onto LakeVoterPower.info.
Early Voting is available now at the Lake County Main Courthouse Lobby, 18 N. County St., Waukegan, IL 60085 and opens at 17 additional and convenient locations on Monday, October 24. Lake County voters may use any early voting site regardless of where they live in Lake County. Early voting days and hours vary at the different sites and available through November 7, 2022. Review the list to find a convenient day, time, and location. An interactive map is available at https://maps.lakecountyil.gov/EarlyVotingSites/
Election Day is Tuesday, November 8, 2022, and all voting sites will be open from 6 AM to 7 PM. On Election Day. Lake County resident can only vote at their neighborhood polling site. Voters may find their polling site through either LakeVoterPower.info or through the interactive map at https://maps.lakecountyil.gov/electiondaypollingplaces/.
If a voter needs to register for the first time or update their name or address currently on record, Grace Period Registration is available at every Early Voting site when open and your assigned Election Day voting site (https://maps.lakecountyil.gov/electiondaypollingplaces). Voters are required to meet all age, citizenship, and residency requirements; present two forms of valid identification; and vote at the time of registration. Both forms of identification must show your current name, and one must show your current physical Lake County street address. Residents who are currently 17-year-old may register and vote, if their 18th birthday is on or before November 8, 2022.
"November 2022 Election” Web Page
Visit LakeCountyClerk.info and click on the “November 2022 Election” icon to review:
- The candidate list;
- Public questions on the ballot;
- Voter Information Guide
- Your personalized sample ballot;
- Voter registration options still available and acceptable forms of identification;
- All early voting sites, times, and dates;
- Drop box locations; and
- Your assigned Election Day voting site.
You can also contact the Lake County Clerk's Elections Department at Elections@lakecountyil.gov or 847-377-VOTE.
 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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