Important Dates for the 2020 Presidential Primary

1/29/2020 (Permalink)

Make sure to get out and vote on March 17, 2020

How to Vote

Vote by Mail 

All registered voters in Chicago are eligible to Vote by Mail.  Once a mail ballot has been returned to the Board, it cannot be retrieved or withdrawn. 

• December 18  |Applications for Vote By Mail ballots open
• March 12  |Last day to apply for Vote By Mail ballot
• March 17 |  Ballots must be postmarked by Election Day

Vote Early

If you are unable to vote on Election Day or just want to skip the lines, vote early.  Early voting ballots are final. You can also register to vote at every early voting site.

• February 19  |Early Voting & Registration opens at Loop Supersite
• March 2  |Early Voting & Registration opens in all 50 wards
• March 16  |Last day of Early Voting

Vote on Election Day — Tuesday, March 17, 2020

The location of your polling place may have changed. Polling place hours are 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. If you are in line by 7 p.m., you are entitled to vote.

No ID is required to vote in your home precinct on Election Day unless you are voting for the first time and have registered by mail without verification.