Absentee Eligibility
According to state law, if you're a registered voter in suburban Cook County, you may cast an absentee ballot only if you are:
- Expecting to be out of Cook County on Election Day
- Physically incapacitated or hospitalized
- Temporarily away at college
- Serving on a jury
- Serving as an election judge or election official
- Observing a religious holiday
- In jail awaiting trial
Voters who are physically unable to reach the polling place can register for the Disabled Voter Program. Those voters will automatically receive an application for an absentee ballot before each election for the next five years.
Voters living overseas and military personnel can vote through the Military Absentee Ballot Program.
College students living away from home can sign up for the Student Absentee Voter Program to receive an application for absentee ballot.
Ballot integrity
It is illegal to:
- Make a false statement to obtain an absentee ballot or solicit someone to do so
- Vote an absentee ballot unless you qualify for one
Do not let anyone:
- Mark your absentee ballot, or unduly influence your ballot selections, unless you require assistance.
- Mail, deliver or handle your voted absentee ballot other than a close relative or authorized messenger
Call (312) 603-0909 to report vote fraud.
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: (312) 603-6769