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Last day for voters to register to vote through the State Board of Elections’ website. (10 ILCS 5/1A-16.5(l))
ReadLast day to register to vote by online application
ReadEarly voting will be available in person through 11/2/2026.
Official page ↗ · Readlimited Early Voting will begin October 7, 2026 at these six Vote Centers. Expanded Early Voting begins October 19, 2026 at 56 suburban locations and will continue through November 2, 2026. Early Voting locations listed just below are for Suburban Cook County voters only. If you live in the City of Chicago please visit chicagoelections.gov for their Early Voting locations.
Official page ↗ · ReadAll requests by mail must be received by the Election Authority by 10/29/2026.
Official page ↗ · ReadIf the application is returned by personal delivery the deadline is no less than 1 day prior to the election (11/2/2026).
ReadMailed ballots must be postmarked* no later than Election Day and received within 14 days of Election Day. *It is not guaranteed that a voter's ballot will be postmarked the same day they put their ballot in the mail.
ReadIf available, a voter may return their vote by mail ballot to a collection site (drop box) postage free before the close of the polls on Election Day.
Official page ↗ · ReadLast day to request a mail ballot by mail or online
ReadIf the application is returned by personal delivery the deadline is no less than 1 day prior to the election (11/2/2026).
ReadLast day mail ballots can be postmarked
ReadOctober 19 - November 2, 2026, including weekends and holidays (varies by site). On Election Day, November 3, Mail Ballot Drop Boxes will be available at the Election Day Vote Centers from 6 A.M. to 7 P.M. For suburban Cook County voters only.
Official page ↗ · ReadPolling places are open from 6:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. on Election Day.
ReadSample ballot · General election · Nov. 3, 2026
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Millionaire Tax Amendment
Shall Illinois adopt the Millionaire Amendment for Property Tax Relief and Education, which would enact a 3% income tax surcharge only on millionaires and use 50% of this new revenue to provide property tax relief for residential and commercial taxpayers and 50% to improve state funding for public education?
Sample ballot · Local races · Cook County
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Where we couldn’t find an official source, we say so instead of guessing.
The State Board of Elections candidate list, all candidates as of 10/18/2026, shows every U.S. Senate and U.S. House candidate. It is a website list and is not marked certified.
Looked at Illinois State Board of Elections ↗ · read
The same list shows the Governor and Lieutenant Governor ticket, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller and Treasurer. It is a website list and is not marked certified.
Looked at Illinois State Board of Elections ↗ · read
State Senate and State House candidates are on the same official list, by district. They are not listed in this statewide file because they vary by district.
Looked at Illinois State Board of Elections ↗ · read
Judges are elected by appellate, circuit and subcircuit district, not statewide, so no judicial contest appears in this statewide file.
Looked at Illinois State Board of Elections ↗ · read
The Cook County Clerk's referenda list for November 3, 2026 includes the Millionaire Tax Amendment, an Illinois question, which is listed in measures. No other statewide public question was confirmed on an official page. Check the Illinois Voters' Guide for public questions.
Looked at Illinois State Board of Elections ↗ · read
Election Day hours, the early voting end date, vote by mail request and return rules, and the online registration deadline are listed. The early voting start date and the standard registration deadline were not confirmed.
Looked at Illinois State Board of Elections ↗ · read
Polling places are approved by county boards and election commissions, not listed statewide. Use the polling place lookup tool to find yours.
Looked at Illinois State Board of Elections ↗ · read
Shown from the Clerk's November 3, 2026 candidate list: Board President, Clerk, Sheriff, Treasurer, Assessor, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District commissioners, Board of Review (2 districts) and County Board (17 districts). Clerk of the Circuit Court is not on this list. Not shown because of the 60-contest limit: 4 sanitary district trustee contests (6 seats). The list is not labeled certified, so this row is partial. Chicago voters should confirm their ballot at chicagoelections.gov.
Looked at Cook County Clerk ↗ · read
No school board seats appear on the Clerk's November 3, 2026 candidate list. The list is not labeled certified.
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Shown: Appellate Court, 1st District retention and vacancy; 5 Circuit Court judge vacancies; and 27 of 59 Circuit Court judges on retention, in the order the Clerk's list gives them. Not shown because of the 60-contest limit: 32 Circuit Court retention judges and 23 Subcircuit judge vacancies. The list is not labeled certified.
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No municipal offices appear on the Clerk's November 3, 2026 candidate list. The list is not labeled certified.
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Not listed in this county file because of the 60-contest limit: 21 state Senate district contests and 59 state House district contests appear on the Clerk's list. The official state list is the legislature row in the statewide file. U.S. House districts are in the statewide file.
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The Clerk's View All Referenda list for November 3, 2026 has 43 referenda. The Millionaire Tax Amendment is an Illinois question, not a Cook County-only one, so it is listed in the statewide file (measures) and not here. The other 42 are local questions for villages, cities, townships, school, college, park, library and fire districts and are not listed; see the Clerk's View All Referenda page. This was not confirmed against a final ballot.
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The Clerk's voter information tool showed no polling place details when read. A polling place lookup link is listed but no locations were confirmed.
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The Clerk's early voting list for November 3, 2026 is for suburban Cook County voters only. It has 57 sites with addresses, listed below. The feed also has one entry with no address (Cook County Jail), which is left out. Chicago voters should use chicagoelections.gov for their early voting locations.
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They answer different questions and are kept apart. Full method: Methodology.
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