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SPRINGFIELD, IL November 5, 2009
  State lawmakers approved several election bills this spring to make it even easier to register and vote....

SPRINGFIELD, IL October 20, 2009
  Candidates for governor and other state offices can begin filing nominating petitions for the 2010 election Oct. 26 at the Springfield office of the State Board of Elections...

SPRINGFIELD, IL January 27, 2009
  The Illinois State Board of Elections will conduct a campaign disclosure seminar via electronic satellite downlink, Board officials announced today...

SPRINGFIELD, IL November 3, 2008
  The Illinois State Board of Elections has set up special election day “hotline” telephone numbers to assist voters...

SPRINGFIELD, IL October 31, 2008
  The Illinois State Board of Elections today announced that governmental agencies will be out in force next Tuesday...

SPRINGFIELD, IL October 30, 2008
  Illinois citizens are participating in this Presidential election at a record pace, breaking records for voter registration and early voting...

SPRINGFIELD, IL October 23, 2008
  The "grace period" for registering to vote in the Nov. 4 election ended Tuesday with over 20,000 people registering...

SPRINGFIELD, IL October 15, 2008
  The “grace period” for registering to vote in the Nov. 4 election ends Tuesday, Oct. 21...

SPRINGFIELD, IL October 14, 2008
  In at least one Illinois county, registered voters may cast a ballot at an early voting center located at a shopping mall...

SPRINGFIELD, IL October 8, 2008
  The deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 4 Presidential election has been extended to Oct. 21...

SPRINGFIELD, IL October 6, 2008
  The State Board of Elections today notified election authorities across the state that voters who move prior to Election Day may still have the right to vote...

SPRINGFIELD, IL September 29, 2008
  The total number of people registered to vote in Illinois for the Nov. 4 general election may not exceed the previous record set in 2004...

SPRINGFIELD, IL September 16, 2008
  Early voting to begin October 13...

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Early Voting Pamphlet

SPRINGFIELD, IL September 8, 2008
  Voter Registration Deadline is Oct. 7...

SPRINGFIELD, IL January 31, 2008
   The Illinois State Board of Elections today announced that governmental agencies will be out in force next Tuesday...

SPRINGFIELD, IL January 30, 2008
   Illinois has 7,203,827 registered voters, according to a statewide, centralized voter registration database at the State Board of Elections...

SPRINGFIELD, IL January 29, 2008
   The Illinois State Board of Elections has set up a special election day “hotline” telephone number...

SPRINGFIELD, IL January 23, 2008
   Illinois Special Election News Release...

SPRINGFIELD, IL January 10, 2008
   Early voting begins Monday for the Feb 5 Illinois Primary Election...

SPRINGFIELD, IL January 8, 2008
   Grace Period extends time for people who want to register to vote in Feb 5 Illinois Primary Election...

SPRINGFIELD, IL January 2, 2008
   The State Board of Elections today listed a number of changes that affect Illinois voters... in the February 5th election.

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