Where, when and how to vote in Kane County

Early voting: now through Nov. 2

Any Kane County voter can vote at any of the County Clerk's 23 early-voting sites and Vote Mobile stops. Two have been open since Thursday, Sept. 24: the Clerk's office, 719 S. Batavia Ave., Building B, Geneva, and its Aurora Satellite Office, 5 E. Downer Place, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays. The rest open Monday, Oct. 19, or later.

From Oct. 19, the two offices and the Kane County Branch Court, 530 S. Randall Road, St. Charles, are open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 19-23; 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 24; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25; 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 26-30; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31; and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1. On Monday, Nov. 2, the Geneva office is open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and the Aurora office and the Branch Court 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Four more permanent sites, Carpentersville Fire Station No. 93, Elgin Township, Gail Borden Library in Elgin and the Vaughan Athletic Center in Aurora, keep the same weekend hours but open at 9 a.m. on weekdays: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 19-23, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 26-30 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 2.

Eight alternative sites keep shorter hours, mostly on weekdays between Oct. 19 and Oct. 29: the Campton Community Center, the City of Batavia, the City of Elgin (Oct. 19-23 only), Del Webb Sun City in Huntley (Oct. 19-22), Hampshire Township (also open that first weekend), Sugar Grove Library, Town & Country Library in Elburn (Oct. 26-29) and the Village of West Dundee.

The Clerk's Vote Mobile stops are open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on their days: Elgin Community College, Oct. 19-20; Jewel-Osco, 1952 W. Galena Blvd., Aurora, Oct. 19-23; Jewel-Osco, 119 S. Randall Road, Batavia, Oct. 21; Jewel-Osco, 800 N. Main St., Elburn, Oct. 22; Jewel-Osco, 1250 W. Main St., West Dundee, Oct. 23; Jewel-Osco, 1660 Larkin Ave., Elgin, Oct. 26; Jewel-Osco, 652 Kirk Road, St. Charles, Oct. 27-28; and the North Aurora Police Department, Oct. 26-28.

Not registered, or moved? You can register and vote the same day at the Clerk's offices in Geneva and Aurora, at the five other permanent early-voting sites from Oct. 19, or at any polling place on Election Day.

Election Day: Tuesday, Nov. 3

Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. In Kane County you can vote at any of the 72 polling places, no matter where you live in the county. If you're in line at 7 p.m., you can still vote. Enter your address in the guide above to find the polling places nearest you.

Voting by mail

Applications for a mail ballot must reach the County Clerk's office by Thursday, Oct. 29. Apply online.

Return your ballot by mail, postmarked by Election Day; it must arrive by Nov. 17. Or use one of the Clerk's three drop boxes. Two are inside the Clerk's offices in Geneva and Aurora, open on early-voting days and from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day; the guide above lists each box's hours. The third is inside the City of Elgin's building, 150 Dexter Court, open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays through Election Day.

Asked for a mail ballot but changed your mind? The Clerk says you must bring the ballot with you to vote in person.

If there's a problem with your ballot's envelope, the Clerk's office will contact you; you have 14 days after the election, until Tuesday, Nov. 17, to fix it. Questions: 630-232-5990.

What to bring

You don't need ID to vote in Kane County if you're already registered. If you're registering when you vote, bring two forms of ID, one showing your current address.

Getting there

Where a Pace bus stop or Metra station is within a quarter-mile of an early-voting site or polling place, the guide names it and the routes that serve it, and the directions links open your maps app with transit directions.

Accessibility

The Clerk says every Kane County polling place is accessible, with ramps, level entrances or elevators, and has at least one booth for voters in wheelchairs with audio in English and Spanish. You can get help from a friend, a relative or two election judges, one from each party. Ballots and instructions are in English and Spanish; the Clerk's Spanish line is 630-232-5991.

About this guide

Early-voting sites, polling places and drop boxes come from the Kane County Clerk; precincts, County Board districts, site locations and address points from Kane County's GIS; congressional and legislative districts and map geography from the U.S. Census Bureau; stops and routes from Pace's and Metra's published timetables. The Chicago Messenger is not affiliated with the Kane County Clerk. Confirm details at clerk.kanecountyil.gov.