WHAT FORMS OF Registering

IDENTIFICATION
MAY BE NEEDED
to Vote in
WHEN REGISTERING Illinois
TO VOTE? 10 ILCS 5/1A-16, 5/4, 5/5, 5/6
Board Members
Two forms of identification with at
least one showing your current Charles W. Scholz, Chair
residence address are needed when Ian K. Linnabary, Vice Chair
you register in-person. If you register William J. Cadigan
by mail, sufficient proof of identity is Laura K. Donahue
required by submission of your William R. Haine
driver's license number or State William M. McGuffage
identification card number. If you do Voter Registration Process
Katherine S. O’Brien
not have either of those, verification by Casandra B. Watson
the last 4 digits of your social security
number, a copy of a current and valid
photo identification, or a copy of a Steven S. Sandvoss
current utility bill, bank statement, Executive Director
paycheck, government check, or other
government document that shows
your name and address will be
required. A person may also
demonstrate sufficient proof of
identity by submission of an
identification card issued by a college Illinois State Board of Elections
or university accompanied by either a
Springfield Office
copy of the applicant's contract or
2329 S. Macarthur Blvd.
lease for a residence or any
Springfield, IL 62704
postmarked mail delivered to the 217-782-4141
applicant at their current residence
address. Chicago Office
100 W. Randolph
Suite 14-400
Chicago, IL 60601
312-814-6440

www.elections.il.gov
WHAT ARE THE VOTER CAN I REGISTER TO
REGISTRATION VOTE BY MAILING AN IF I MOVE, CAN I STILL
REQUIREMENTS? APPLICATION TO MY VOTE?
• Must be a U.S. Citizen;
• Must be 18 years old to vote in a ELECTION OFFICE? If you moved within 27 days of the election
Consolidated or General Election or in the same precinct, you can vote a full
17 years of age to vote in a Yes. Under federal law, citizens may apply to ballot by signing an affidavit.
Consolidated Primary or General register to vote by mailing in an application. The
Primary if the individual will be 18 by applications are available at some public and If you moved more than 30 days before the
the time of the Consolidated or private facilities. Also, applications can be election within the same election
General Election. jurisdiction, but outside your precinct, and
downloaded from the Illinois State Board of
• Must have been a resident of the did not transfer your registration, you may
precinct at least 30 days prior to
Election’s website at: https://ova.elections.il.gov.
update your registration through Election
Election Day. When you apply for registration using the mail-
Day using the grace period and then grace
in form, it must be postmarked prior to the close period vote; alternatively, you may vote for
of registration. If you do not provide the
WHEN MAY I REGISTER necessary identification with your mail-in form,
federal offices only after completing an
address correction form.
TO VOTE? you must vote in-person the first time.
Regular registration is open year-round except If you moved within 30 days before the
during the 27-day period just prior to an election, election outside of your precinct but you
16 days prior to the election for online registration, CAN I REGISTER TO still live in the State, and did not transfer
and during the 2-day period after each election (1
day after in Chicago). VOTE OR UPDATE MY your registration, you may update your
registration to your new address through
Grace period registration is an extension of the REGISTRATION ONLINE Election Day and do grace period
registration and voting, or vote a full ballot
IN ILLINOIS?
regular registration deadline from the 27th day in your old polling place after completing an
prior to an election through Election Day. Grace affidavit.
period registration is only available “in-person” at
sites authorized by each election authority. Yes. Online voter registration was created by
Public Act 98-115. An individual may register to If you moved more than 30 days before the
vote or update their existing voter registration by election out of your county or municipality
WHERE CAN I REGISTER accessing the following link: ova.elections.il.gov. under a board of election commissioners
TO VOTE? To use this option, an applicant must provide:
and did not transfer your registration, you
can only vote by re-registering from your
County Clerk's Office new address.
Board of Election Commissioner's Office
City and Village Offices (1) the full Illinois driver’s license or State
identification card number; If any change in your name or address has
Township Offices
occurred, please remember to contact your
Schools (2) the last 4 digits of your social security
Public Libraries
election authority to update your
number; and
Military Recruitment Offices registration. However, even if you forget to
(3) the date the Illinois driver’s license or update your information, note that
Locations specifically designated by the State identification card was issued.
election authority “Grace Period Registration and Voting” is
Online now available through Election Day in
Illinois.