Chicagoans will head to the polls March 19 to vote in the 2024 primary election.
Neighbors will vote for president and state’s attorney candidates and the Bring Chicago Home referendum, among other races.
Voter Registration
1. Check Your Registration: You need to be registered to vote. You can check if you’re registered online.
2. Same-Day Registration: You can still register and then immediately vote on Election Day. You must do so at your local polling place (you can check where that is here) and you must bring two forms of ID, including one showing your current address.
How To Vote
Once you’ve reviewed your voter registration information and made sure it checks out, you’re good to go. There are multiple ways to cast your ballot in Chicago:
• Voting by Mail: Chicagoans can vote by mail — and you don’t need a reason to take advantage of this process.
Once you get and receive your ballot, you can fill it out and mail it back to the city, deliver it personally to the Election Board, leave it in a dropbox or have it delivered through a licensed service such as FedEX, UPS or DHL.
The ballot must be sent on or before March 19.
• Early Voting: Early voting runs through March 18, but you can continue to vote at most early voting sites on Election Day.
Click here for a list of neighborhood early voting sites.
• Election Day: Of course, you can also vote on Election Day at your local polling place. Go here to check where you should vote.
Chicago voters can also vote at any early voting site on Election Day. Click here for a list of early voting sites.
Polling places are open 6 a.m.-7 p.m. on Election Day.
Do You Need An ID?
• An ID is not required to vote in most cases, but you will need to show one form of ID if an election judge challenges your right to vote. Here’s a list of acceptable forms of ID.
• You’ll also need two forms of ID if you’re registering to vote on Election Day or during early voting.
Where To Vote
• Local Polling Place: If you’re voting on Election Day and not going to an early voting site, you need to go to your local polling place. You can search for your Election Day polling place online.
