PEORIA, Ill. — You’ve likely received a card in the mailbox regarding mail-in voting for the November election.
Executive Director of the Peoria County Election Commission Thomas Bride said if you choose to vote by mail, don’t delay sending the card back.
“We’re recommending that if you want to vote by mail, you request at least two weeks before the election,” Bride said.
Bride said anyone who’s requested a mail-in ballot in Peoria County should receive it as early as September 24.
The most mail-in ballots Peoria County has seen was about 10,000 in the 2018 election.
Bride said they’ve already doubled that, and expect to see 3-4 times more requests before Election Day.
Tazewell County Clerk John Ackerman said his office has been working closely with the postal service to minimize potential delays in processing ballot requests and the actual ballots.
“They know what they look like, they know what they’re looking for. And, they’ll be giving priority status to any election-type of materials being mailed out or returned to our office,” Ackerman said.
Requests for ballots will be accepted until the Thursday before the election.
“If you know who you want to vote for, fill it out and send it in as soon as possible. Don’t set it with a pile of bills and hold onto it for a long period of time,” Ackerman said.
Mail-in ballots must be postmarked by Election Day, November 3, to be valid.
Learn more about Peoria County voting HERE.
Learn about voting in Tazewell County HERE.
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