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Voting Registration
Information
Residents who meet voter
qualifications can register to vote at City Hall during the regular business
hours of the City of Burbank. Voter registration is closed 30 days before an
election and reopens the day after the election.
State Contact
Information
State Board of Elections
1020 S. Spring Street
Springfield, IL 62704
Phone: 217-782-4141
Fax: n/a
Email:
webmaster@elections.state.il.us
Web:
http://www.elections.state.il.us
Eligibility
Requirements
To be eligible to vote in Illinois, you must:
Be a U.S. citizen
Be at least 18 years of age by Election Day
Have been a resident of the precinct at least 30 days prior to Election
day
ID Needed for Voter
Registration
Two forms of identification are required when registering to vote; one must
show your current residential address. If you register by mail, you must
vote in person the first time you vote.
For voting in general, identification is not required to vote at the polls,
although voters will be required to verify their signatures. However, there
are individual circumstances that may require that identification be shown.
Polling Place Hours
The polls are open from 6:00 am to 7:00 pm.
Absentee Ballot
Process
You may vote absentee if you meet one of the following criteria:
1. You expect to be absent from your county of residence on Election Day
2. You are appointed to be an
election judge in a precinct different from where you reside.
3. You are unable to be present at the polls because of a physical
incapacity.
4. You are observing a religious holiday and are unable to be present at the
polls because of the tenets of your religion.
5. You have election duties in the office of a state's attorney, county
clerk, a board of election commissioners or state board of elections and
will be unable to be present at the polls.
6. You are serving as a sequestered juror on a state or federal jury only.
7. You are a member of the United States Armed Forces while on active duty,
are a member of the Merchant Marines, or you are a spouse or dependent of the
aforementioned and expect to be absent from your county of residence on
Election Day.
8. You are a member of a religious group or welfare agency (or are a
spouse/dependent of the aforementioned) that is officially attached to or
assisting members of the armed forces who expect to be absent from the
county where they reside on Election Day.
9. You are a state or federal employee who had a voting residence in the
precinct at the time they entered employment but who now reside elsewhere
due to state or federal employment.
10. You are a registered citizen temporarily residing overseas
Note: If you are a U.S. citizen who resides outside of the country, and are not registered to vote, you may vote by absentee ballot for federal offices
only.
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