Mulberry Grove, Illinois Public Records

Illinois residents, including those in this village, can register to vote online through the Illinois State Board of Elections at www.elections.il.gov using the Online Voter Registration Application. Applicants need a valid Illinois driver's license or state ID card. Registration deadlines are 16 days before an election for online or mail registration, though the state also offers grace period and same-day registration at election authority offices, polling places on Election Day, and early voting sites beginning 15 days before the election. To register, applicants must be U.S. Citizens, be 18 years old by Election Day, and have resided in their precinct for at least 30 days prior to Election Day. As an incorporated village, Mulberry Grove holds municipal elections for Mayor, Village Clerk, and Village Trustees. Illinois municipal elections for non-home rule communities like this one occur on the Consolidated Election date, which falls on the first Tuesday in April in odd-numbered years. Village trustee positions are typically elected on staggered terms. Information about local candidates, ballot measures, and results is available through the Village Clerk at Village Hall or through the Bond County Clerk's office. Residents can find their assigned polling place by contacting the Bond County Clerk's office at (618) 664-0449 or by using the polling place lookup tool on the Illinois State Board of Elections website at www.elections.il.gov. Voters search by entering their residential address to find their specific precinct and polling location. Early voting is available at locations designated by the election authority, typically at Bond County Clerk's office and possibly other sites, beginning 40 days before an election. Under Illinois election law, certain election records are public. Voter registration lists are available for purchase for political purposes. Campaign finance disclosure reports for state and local candidates are accessible through the Illinois State Board of Elections at www.elections.il.gov/CampaignDisclosure. Candidate filing documents, nomination petitions, and statements of economic interest are public records. Election results by precinct are published by the Bond County Clerk after certification. While 2026 is not a presidential election year, Illinois voters will decide important statewide and local contests. U.S. Illinois voters will elect a U.S. Senator in 2026. All Illinois U.S. State-level races will include all 118 Illinois House of Representatives seats (serving two-year terms). Illinois State Senate seats in even-numbered districts will be up for election. County offices on the ballot in 2026 may include Bond County Board members, county clerk, sheriff, treasurer, circuit clerk, and other constitutional offices depending on term schedules. The April 2025 Consolidated Election will determine the village government for the coming term. Illinois offers both absentee voting (for voters who will be absent from their county on Election Day or who meet specific criteria) and vote-by-mail for any registered voter. Applications for mail-in ballots can be submitted to the Bond County Clerk's office by mail, email, fax, or online through the Illinois State Board of Elections website. Applications must be received by the Bond County Clerk no later than five days before the election. Voted mail ballots must be postmarked by Election Day and received by the election authority within 14 days after the election to be counted. Illinois also offers in-person early voting beginning 40 days before an election at designated locations.