Sainte Marie, Illinois Public Records

Voters must provide their Illinois driver's license or state ID number, or the last four digits of their Social Security number. Automatic voter registration occurs through the Secretary of State's office when obtaining or renewing a driver's license, with registration deadlines falling 16 days prior to an election for mail or online submissions. As a small village, the community holds municipal elections for Village President and Village Board of Trustees on Illinois's consolidated election schedule. These consolidated elections take place on the first Tuesday in April of odd-numbered years - 2025, 2027, and beyond. Voters elect a Village President and six trustees to four-year staggered terms. Candidate petitions for village offices must be filed with the Jasper County Clerk's office during the December filing period preceding the April election. Information on local candidates and ballot measures can be obtained from the Jasper County Clerk or at village board meetings. Residents also participate in Jasper County Board elections for county commissioners elected to four-year terms, state legislative races for Illinois House District 109 and Illinois Senate District 55, and federal elections. Finding an assigned polling location is straightforward through the Illinois State Board of Elections polling place lookup tool at https://www.elections.il.gov/ or by contacting the Jasper County Clerk directly. Polling places typically occupy community centers, schools, or municipal buildings, with residents historically voting at a location within or very near the village. Polls operate from 6:00 AM to 7:00 PM on Election Day The county voted heavily Republican, typical for rural southeastern Illinois. Specific precinct results from the area showed similar partisan preferences reflecting the region's conservative agricultural base. Illinois will elect a U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Sainte voters are published by the Illinois State Board of Elections (https://www.elections.il.gov/).S. House seats including the 15th Congressional District which includes Jasper County. State legislative races cover all 118 Illinois House seats and approximately half of the 59 Illinois Senate seats depending on district cycles. At the Jasper County level, Jasper County will elect county officials including Sheriff, Clerk, Treasurer, Coroner, and County Board members, all to four-year terms. Candidate filing for the 2026 primary elections typically occurs in late 2025, with the primary election held in March 2026. Illinois provides multiple voting options beyond Election Day polling places. Early voting begins 40 days before an election at the Jasper County Clerk's office, with expanded hours in the final weeks. Vote-by-mail, or absentee voting, is available to any registered voter without requiring an excuse. Applications can be submitted online at https://www.elections.il.gov/ or by contacting the Jasper County Clerk. Mail ballot applications should be submitted well in advance, with ballots required to arrive by Election Day - postmark does not count. The state also offers grace period registration and voting for those who miss the registration deadline. Public election records in Illinois include voter registration lists available for purchase by candidates and political committees, campaign finance disclosure reports filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections at https://www.elections.il.gov/CampaignDisclosure/, candidate filing documents and petitions maintained by the Jasper County Clerk, and detailed precinct-by-precinct election results. Jasper County posts unofficial election night results on the Jasper County Clerk's website, with official canvassed results certified within days after each election. Historical election results for the county dating back many decades are maintained by the Jasper County Clerk and available for public inspection.