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PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 20, 2025
Contact: Kania Robinson, PIO
(847) 377-2312
Lake County Adopts Election Day Vote Center Model for Enhanced Voter Convenience
The Lake County Clerk’s Office is proud to announce the transition to a vote center model for Election Day voting, offering increased accessibility, convenience, and efficiency for all voters in Lake County. Under this model, starting with the February 25, 2025, Consolidated Primary Election cycle, Lake County voters will still be assigned a Preferred Election Day Voting Site but are no longer restricted to voting at that location. Instead, they can cast their ballot at any of the fully equipped vote centers located throughout Lake County, regardless of their residential address. While February 25, 2025, Consolidated Primary Election only applies to voters in the cities of North Chicago and Waukegan, this vote center model will be implemented for all subsequent elections as well, including the April 1, 2025, Consolidated Election, which applies to all voters in Lake County.
"Lake County is joining counties in Illinois and across the country that make elections as convenient and accessible as possible to our voters. With the implementation of our Tenex Touchpad pollbooks and on-demand printing capabilities in 2024, we are reaffirming our commitment to accessibility by giving Lake County voters increased opportunity to cast their ballots. Gone are the days of a voter showing up to the wrong polling location and having them be redirected or vote provisionally," said Lake County Clerk Anthony Vega
The vote center model is designed to reduce common frustrations associated with traditional precinct-based voting. Under this system, Lake County voters will no longer face the inconvenience of being in the "wrong" voting site within the county. All vote centers are fully equipped to serve any registered voter in Lake County, ensuring a seamless and efficient voting experience.
While this model applies to Election Day voting within Lake County, voters must ensure they visit a polling location in Lake County to cast their ballot. Voters attempting to vote outside of Lake County or non-Lake County voters attempting to vote here may still need to vote provisionally or could be redirected depending on the circumstances.
Vote centers are successfully used in many counties across the nation and have been shown to make voting more accessible and convenient while streamlining the election process. By maximizing resources, optimizing staffing, and equipping each vote center to handle any voter within the county.
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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