El Paso, Illinois Public Records

Illinois residents can register to vote online through the Illinois State Board of Elections at www.elections.il.gov/Registration.aspx. Online registration requires an Illinois driver's license or state ID card. Registration applications must be postmarked or submitted online at least 16 days before an election to be eligible to vote. The state offers Election Day registration at polling places and early voting sites For people who miss the pre-registration deadline; those registering on Election Day must provide two forms of identification including proof of residence. Illinois does not require party registration, allowing voters to request any party's primary ballot on Election Day. The city holds municipal elections on a consolidated election schedule as prescribed by Illinois law. Municipal elections for mayor and city council positions occur in odd-numbered years, with the next consolidated municipal election scheduled for April 2025. El Paso elects a mayor and city council members (typically six aldermen representing wards or at-large positions depending on the governmental structure). Municipal elections are nonpartisan. Candidate filing for municipal offices occurs in December preceding the April election, with petitions filed with the El Paso City Clerk at City Hall, 52 West Front Street. Local ballot measures and referenda may also appear on municipal election ballots. Voters can find candidate information and local issues through the Woodford County Clerk's office and the city. Residents can look up their assigned polling place using the Illinois State Board of Elections' online polling place finder at www.elections.il.gov/votinginformation/pollingplacesearch.aspx, which requires entering the voter's residential address. Polling places are assigned based on precinct boundaries, and voters must cast ballots at their designated location on Election Day. Early voting is available at the Woodford County Clerk's office and designated satellite locations for approximately two weeks preceding each election, with extended hours including evenings and weekends. Illinois maintains extensive public access to election records under state election code. Voter registration information (excluding birthdates and certain personal identifiers) is public record and available for purchase from election authorities. Campaign finance disclosures for state and local candidates are filed with and searchable through the Illinois State Board of Elections at www.elections.il.gov/CampaignDisclosure. Candidate filing documents, nominating petitions, and statements of candidacy are public records maintained by the respective election authority (county clerk for county offices, city clerk for municipal offices, State Board of Elections for state offices). Precinct-level election results are published following certification and are available through the Woodford County Clerk's office and the Illinois State Board of Elections website. The ballot will include the election for Governor of Illinois and all six statewide constitutional offices (Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, and Treasurer), as gubernatorial elections in Illinois occur in midterm years. All 118 seats in the Illinois House of Representatives and approximately half of the 59 Illinois Senate seats will be contested. El Paso voters will elect their representative to the Illinois House from the 91st District and their Illinois Senator depending on the district's election cycle. The U.S. Federal races include the U.S. House of Representatives sefor Illinois's 16th Congressional District, which includes El Paso and Woodford County. Illinois voters can request vote-by-mail ballots through the Woodford County Clerk's office. Applications are available online at www.elections.il.gov or by contacting the Woodford County Clerk at 309-467-2822. Illinois allows any registered voter to vote by mail without providing a reason. Vote-by-mail applications must be received by the Woodford County Clerk no later than five days before Election Day for the ballot to be mailed. Completed ballots must be postmarked by Election Day and received by the election authority within 14 days after the election to be counted. Voters can also return completed ballots in person to the Woodford County Clerk's office or designated drop boxes through 7:00 PM on Election Day.