Another Election On The Way--April 5

This is an election in which voters will be voting for candidates for city mayors, city council members, village presidents, and village trustees, school board members, community college board members, park district board members.

Only properly registered electors may vote in the April 5 Consolidated Election. This is according to the Permanent Registration of Electors Law of Illinois.

Make Sure Voter Registration is Valid

Now is the time to be sure the voter registration held is valid. If a voter has moved from one precinct to another within the County since they last registered, or from one address to another within the precinct of their residence, they must notify the County Clerk, in writing, by signing an application for change of residence or by returning their present voter's card to the County Clerk's Office specifying the new address. But this must be accomplished before Tuesday, March 8, 2011.

New Residents and New Voters

Persons residing in an election district 30 days on or before the election or a person who turns eighteen years of age on or before the date of the election may register, if otherwise qualified.

Voters registered in another county, but are new residents to McHenry County, must appear before the County Clerk or a Deputy Registrar and register in McHenry County. Two ID's are required, and one must bear current name and address. If there is a desire to register with a local deputy registrar, information is available by contacting the County Clerk's Office or access the web site

Registration by mail is available, but voters must provide sufficient proof of identity, if requesting an Absentee Ballot be mailed.

Registered voters who have changed their name must re-register.

Properly registered voters do not have to re-register.

Illinois Election Law requires voters to keep their address current. A voter cannot vote for local candidates if they are not properly registered.

Nor can they vote on any local propositions if they are not properly registered.

Contact the County Clerk's office at 815-334-4242 immediately if you have changed your address and have not yet notified the County Clerk' office.

The County Clerk's Office in the County Administration Building, 667 Ware Road, Woodstock, is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Questions regarding  Voter Registration status must contact the Clerk's Office.