Polls are open across the state for Election Day

Posted on November 8, 2022
The polls are open until 7 p.m. and you can find your polling place by going to elections.il.gov. (WJBC file photo)

By WJBC Staff and IIS Radio

BLOOMINGTON – The polls are open for the midterm elections as Illinoisans will be voting for statewide offices, members of the General Assembly and members of Congress.

The polls are open until 7 p.m. and you can find your polling place by going to elections.il.gov.

City of Bloomington residents can find more information on the Bloomington Election Commission’s website.

All other McLean County residents can find election information on the McLean County Clerk’s website.

The Illinois State Board of Elections has answers to some of the most frequently asked questions.

Most inquiries are about voting by mail says elections spokesperson Matt Dietrich. That includes those who have requested a mail-in ballot but have changed their mind and want to vote in person.

“The answer in that case is simply take your vote-by-mail ballot with you and go to your polling place, turn in your ballot, and you’ll be allowed to vote in-person and your vote-by-mail ballot will be voided,” said Dietrich.

If you applied for a vote by mail ballot but haven’t received it yet, Dietrich says you can head to your polling place and tell the election judge, who will have you sign an affidavit and let you vote in person.

You can hear election coverage tonight at 6 p.m. from CBS News Radio on AM 1230, FM 102.1 and WJBC.com.

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