2011 Political Calendar Voter Registration – Primary Election: Sept. 13 Voting by Absentee Ballot – Primary Election Voter Registration – General Election: Nov. 8 Voting by Absentee Ballot – General Election

POLITICAL CALENDAR

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VOTER REGISTRATION PRIMARY ELECTION

In order to vote in the Primary, you must be a registered voter. The following dates are the last allowable times for registration

MAIL REGISTRATION Sec. 5-210(3)
Applications must be postmarked not later than August 19th and received by the Board of Elections not later than August 24th to be eligible to vote in the Primary Election.

IN PERSON REGISTRATION Secs. 5-210, 5-211, 5-212
You may register at your local Board of Elections or any state agency participating in the National Voter Registration Act, on any business day throughout the year but, to be eligible to vote in the Fall primary, your application must be received no later than August 19th.

CHANGE OF ADDRESS Sec. 5-208(3)
Notices of change of address from registered voters received by August 24th by a county board of elections must be processed and entered in the records in time for the primary election.

VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT FOR PRIMARY - Sec. 8-400

Date	Requirement	Section of Law
Sept. 6, 2011	Last day to postmark application for ballot	Sec. 8-400(2)(c)
Sept. 12, 2011	Last day to apply in person for ballot	Sec. 8-400(2)(c)
Sept. 12, 2011	Last day to postmark ballot. Must be received by the county board no later than Sept. 20th	Sec. 8-412(1)
Sept. 13, 2011	Last day to deliver ballot in person to the county board	Sec. 8-412(1)

MILITARY VOTERS FOR PRIMARY - Sec.10-106

Date	Requirement	Section of Law
Aug. 19th 2011	Last day for Board of Elections to receive application for ballot if not previously registered	Sec. 10-106(5) & Sec. 11-202
Sept. 6th, 2011	Last day for Board of Elections to receive application if previously registered.	Sec. 10-106(5) & Sec. 11-204(4)
Sept. 12, 2011	Last day to apply personally if previously registered	Sec. 10-106(5)

Voter Registration - GENERAL ELECTION

In order to vote in the General Election, you must be a registered voter. The following dates are the last allowable times for registration

MAIL REGISTRATION - Sec. 5-210(3)

Applications must be postmarked not later than October 14th and received by the Board of Elections not later than October 19th to be eligible to vote in the General Election.

IN PERSON REGISTRATION - Secs. 5-210, 5-211, 5-212

You may register at your local board of elections or any state agency participating in the National Voter Registration Act, on any business day throughout the year but, to be eligible to vote in the November general election, your application must be received no later than October 14th except, if you have been honorably discharged from the military or have become a naturalized citizen since October 14th, you may register in person at the board of elections up until October 28th.

CHANGE OF ADDRESS - Sec. 5-208(3)

Notices of change of address from registered voters received by October 19th by a county board of elections must be processed and entered in the records in time for the general election.

VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT FOR GENERAL ELECTION - Sec. 8-400

Date	Requirement	Section of Law
Nov. 1st, 2011	Last day to postmark application or letter of application for ballot	Sec. 8-400(2)(c)
Nov. 7th, 2011	Last day to apply in person for ballot.	Sec. 8-400 (2)(c)
Nov. 7th, 2011	Last day to postmark ballot. Must be received by the board of elections no later than Nov. 15th. Military Voter Ballots must be received no later than Nov. 21st.	Sec. 8-412(1) Sec. 10-114(1)
Nov. 8th, 2011	Last day to deliver ballot in person to the board of elections	Sec. 8-412(1)

Military Voters for General - Sec. 10-106

Date	Requirement	Section of Law
Oct. 28th. 2011	Last day for Board of Elections to receive application if not previously registered	Sec. 10-106(5)
Nov. 1st, 2011	Last day for Board of Elections to receive application for general election if previously registered.	Sec. 11-202(1b) & (1C)
Nov. 7th, 2011	Last day to apply personally for general election ballot if previously registered	Sec. 10-106(5)