Elections

2022 General Election Calendar

• July 5 - First day for Independent and New Party candidates to file petitions.
• July 11 - Last day for candidates to file a Statement of Economic Interest. Last day for Independent and New Party candidates to file petitions.
• Aug. 10 - First day for voters within the US to request a Vote By Mail Ballot.
• Sept. 23 - Last day for the election authority to have in their office a sufficient number of ballots printed and available for mailing to persons in the United States Service, their spouse and/or their dependents, citizens temporarily residing outside the territorial limits of the United States, and non-resident civilians.
  
• Sept. 29 - First day to mail Vote by Mail ballots to voters within the US. First day for early voting at the election authority office and temporary polling places.
• Oct. 9 - Any Vote by Mail request by citizens outside the US that is received after this date will receive a ballot for Federal offices only (no local offices).
• Oct. 11 - Last day for US citizens living outside of the US to both register and request to vote by mail at the same time.
• Oct. 12 - Grace Period Registration opens
• Oct. 23 - Last day for voters to register through the State Board of Elections website.
• Nov. 3 - Last day to request a Vote by Mail ballot via mail or electronically by citizens within the US.
• Nov. 7 - Last day to request a Vote By Mail Ballot in person at the election authority office. Last day of early voting. Last day for a disabled voter to request curbside voting.
• Nov. 8 - General Election day. Last day for Vote by Mail ballots to be postmarked or delivered to the County Clerk's Office (by 7pm if in-person).
• Nov. 15 - Last day a provisional voter may submit information to the County Clerk to support their registration status.

To view the complete Election Calendar, visit the Illinois State Board of Elections site.