Voters will move to the polls on Election Day this week to cast ballots in multiple races consisting the presidency and high profile fights.
Illinois voters will select judges and vote on series of advisory questions on their ballots while Indiana voters will choose new governor and new senator among other races.
Indiana
In state of Indiana polls open at 6 am local time on Tuesday and will close at 6 pm local time evening.
Indiana observes Eastern time but counties of Lake, Porter, LaPorte, Jasper observe Central time meaning that polls will open later.
Illinois
Under Illinois state law polls open at 6am CST on Election Day and remain open until 7 pm.
Voters who in line at 7 pm will allowed to cast ballots according to Illinois law.
Residents who like to register to vote can do so on Election Day must go to polling place that offers grace period voter registration.
Election Day is on Tuesday if you need to know where to vote in Illinois in 2024 elections.
What do you need to bring to vote in Illinois?
Illinois does not require voters to present identification to vote if they are registered at current address except for first time voters.
Having photo ID with you can help if any question about your registration status.
if you are first time voter and did not verify your identity when you registered you need to provide ID first time you vote fro president or Congress.
You can show election judges a Photo ID current bill a bank statement a paycheck or government document with address and name.
If you have not registered to vote same day is available in Illinois.
How to find your Illinois polling place?
The Illinois State Board of Elections has tool to find your polling place on its website.
You need to enter your five digit zip code street number and street name.
The tools show where to go to vote on Election Day and links to find early voting locations in region if you want to vote early.
Can you drop off mail-in ballots at any Illinois polling place?
If you are voting by mail and have not mailed in your ballot as long as you make sure its postmarked by Election Day Tuesday March 19 it will be counted.
Wherever you live in Illinois you can find a vote by mail drop box using the Illinois State Board of Election website.
Election your ballot is for and which of the 108 jurisdiction you live in from a dropdown menu and it will show you drop box for you vote by mail ballot.
Election in Illinois are overlook by 108 election authorities including county clerks in 100 counties two county election commission and 6 municipal election commissions.
Can you ever vote in different Illinois polling place?
In addition to traditional polling places, Chicago early voting sites in all 50 wards and city voting supersite downtown 191 N Clark St will be open on Election day for all voters from 6 am to 7 pm.
If you live outside of Cook County or Chicago you check with local election authority about whether you can vote early voting locations on Election Day.
The Illinois State Board of Election has tool to find local election authority.