Elections officials are sending applications for permanent permission to vote by mail to each of the state's 8 million registered voters.
of all ballots cast, split evenly with those voting early in person and those traditional tallies cast on Election Day.
election was almost matched by the 2022 primary, which produced 36.4% by mail, according to the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners. Those were sent with the annual canvass mailing, the means by which elections authorities have and will continue to monitor voter eligibility. It includes a card sent annually showing voters’ precinct numbers and the names of elective governments in which they are eligible to vote.
The rollout has been smooth with few problems or questions. Even in central and southern Illinois, which leans Republican and has strong pockets of support for former President Donald Trump andA recent social media post carried misinformation that the law required that ballots, not applications for ballots, be mailed to every voter.
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