Tag: Voting

Kane County voting start May 19

Kane County early voting for the general primary election start is Thursday, May 19. An announcement from John A. “Jack” Cunnigham, Kane County Clerk, said voters may begin voting early at the clerk’s office, 719 S. Batavia Avenue, Building B in Geneva and at the Aurora satellite office, 5 E....

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Ten League of Women Voters’ groups host to forum

A consortium of 10 northern Illinois LWV (League of Women Voters) organizations will be host to a forum at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 11 for the candidates running in the June 28 General Primary for the Republican Party nomination for U.S. Congress in the 11th District. The forum will be...

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Native Americans’ voting problems include address variations

Last of two parts The first part is at thevoice.us/native-americans-right-to-vote-among-the-most-violated Native Americans’ right to vote has been systematically violated for generations. In the new book, Voting in Indian Country, The View from the Trenches, Jean Reith Schroedel weaves together historical and contemporary voting rights’ conflicts on the eve of the...

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Native Americans’ right to vote among the most violated

First of two parts Here’s how Native Americans’ right to vote has been systematically violated for generations In the new book, Voting in Indian Country, The View from the Trenches, Jean Reith Schroedel weaves together historical and contemporary voting rights conflicts on the eve of the November 3 election. She...

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What we can trust 2020 election polls to tell us

As Election Day draws closer, Americans are being inundated with polls about the state of the presidential race. And understandably, many are wondering whether polls can be trusted after Donald Trump’s surprise victory in 2016. A better question to ask may be what, exactly, are we trusting polls to do?...

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State voting heavy

By Peter Hancock With just three weeks remaining before the November 3 General Election, more than 660,000 voters in Illinois already have cast ballots either through mail-in, or early in-person voting, to shatter previous records for advance voting, according to state election officials. The Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE)...

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Early voting in Oswego October 12-29

Voters in Kendall County can avoid the lines on Election Day and vote early at Oswego Village Hall, 100 Parkers Mill, beginning Monday, Oct. 12, through Thursday, Oct. 29, in the upcoming November 3 General Election.Early voting hours at Oswego Village Hall will be 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday...

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League of Women’s Voters/Central Kane County will hold voter registration outdoors Aug. 9

The League of Women’s Voters/Central Kane County will be host to an outdoor voter registration from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, at the Peg Bond Center Bandshell, 151 Island Avenue in Batavia. Registrants are asked to bring two forms of identification with a current address, including a...

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Voting by mail a solution

May 1, 2020Dear editor; Voting by mail should replace voting at the polls in its entirety. The two institutions that definitely can be trusted are the county boards of elections and the United States Postal Service. The money saved by eliminating the need for poll workers could be used to...

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State voting by mail requests will begin August 5

There are many ways to vote in the November 3 elections, according to John Cunningham, Kane County Clerk’s office: Voters can request vote by mail starting August 5. Any qualified elector in Illinois who is properly registered to vote, may apply for a vote by mail ballot.​​ In addition, the...

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Kane County Votemobile early voting March 9-11

The Kane County Votemobile will conduct early voting March 9-11. Any registered voter in Kane County can vote there, and same day registration/voting is available. • March 9 the votemobile will be at the North Aurora Police Department, 200 Lincolnway Street, North Aurora. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.. • March...

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