How to Register to Vote in Cook County

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How to Register to Vote in Cook County

• Voting - the joy of citizenship

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Register to Vote

• Voting, like driving, in the United States is a
  privilege!!
  
• Read the following pages
• Remember the words in bold-face (Darkened
  letters)
  
• Do the quiz at the end
• Vote if eligible!

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Register to Vote
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• By registering to vote, you are part of
  law-making process and you have the power to make
  a difference in deciding who will represent you.
  
• Voting is necessary to make laws and public
  policy both around the world and near your home.
  
• With more places offering different ways to sign
  up, registering to vote has never been easier.

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Voter qualifications

• To register to vote, you must be
• A U.S. citizen
• At least 18 years old by Election Day
• A resident of your precinct at least 30 days
  prior to an election
  
• Illinois voters do not need to register by
  political party or declare a political party
  membership or preference. However, voters may
  select a specific political party's ballot at
  their polling place when voting in a primary
  election.

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Vote for the future
Click Below for information in Spanish
Voter Information Network
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Where and how to register

• There are several ways of registering in Cook
  County. Check your local library for
  registration information.
  
• Mail-in application formYou can complete a
  mail-in voter application form and return it to
  the Cook County Clerk's office. Voter
  registration applications are available in
  English, Spanish and Chinese (select from the
  list on the right). Also, instructions are
  available in Polish.

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Where and how to register

• The Clerk's office can also mail you an
  application form. Call [phone] to request
  one.
  
• If you register by mail, federal law requires
  first-time voters to show proof of identification
  in order to vote. If you register by mail, you
  must vote in person the first time. No Absentee
  ballot

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Mail your application in Cook County

• When sending a voter registration application by
  mail
  
• Fill out the entire application
• Sign the application
• Mail the completed, signed application to
• David Orr, Cook County Clerk69 W. Washington
  St., Suite 500Chicago, IL 60602

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Register in Person

• Eligible voters can also register to vote in
  person by going to Click on the underlined
  words to find a place to register
  
• One of the Cook County Clerk's six locations or
  your local library
  
• A village, city or township clerk
• An Illinois Secretary of State's drivers license
  facility.
  
• You can register to vote when you obtain or renew
  your drivers license or state identification card
  at any of the license facilities. Registration is
  also available at other state government offices,
  including public assistance offices and military
  recruitment offices.

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When to Register to Vote

• Register at any time!!
• Registration is open year round except
• During the 27-day period before an election
• During the 2 days after election (1 day after in
  Chicago)
  

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Voting Vocabulary
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Voting Words Quiz

• Voting Vocabulary Quiz

Check the website below for more information on
voting. Register to vote and vote when possible
.!!!