PEKIN, Ill. – Tazewell’s County Clerk believes it will be business as normal in regards to mail-in voting for November’s elections.
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed measures in an executive order to move forward, lifting an injunction that was blocked in 23 states, including Illinois. One of the measures includes checking mail-in ballot distribution against a list of citizens maintained by the Department of Homeland Security.
County Clerk John Ackerman says his office will always follow State and Federal election laws. He notes that any potential changes that could come from the ruling would not be able to be implemented before November.
“This might be something further for in the future,” Ackerman said. “But as far as today, this upcoming election, I think we’re well past the point of seeing changes that would affect vote-by-mail.”
Ackerman says it may also be a rush to implement any vote-by-mail changes in time for April’s municipal elections. He says the 2028 elections would be more likely.
Ackerman says there is no need for people who choose vote-by-mail to be worried about their ballots. He says everything will proceed as normal, for the time being.
The county clerk’s office plans to send out vote-by-mail ballots on September 24th, which is also the first day of early voting. Ackerman says they are in the process of printing out the ballots.
Peoria County Election Commission Executive Director Jessily Joseph declined to comment on the ruling, instead referring any comment to the State Board of Elections.
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