Somonauk, Illinois Public Records

Registration deadlines are 16 days before any election for online or mail submissions, though grace period and same-day registration remain available at the election authority offices, early voting sites, and polling places on Election Day with proper documentation. Acceptable identification includes an Illinois driver's license or state ID number, or the last four digits of a Social Security number. As an incorporated village, the community holds municipal elections for Village President and Village Board Trustees on the consolidated election schedule. Illinois municipal elections take place on the first Tuesday in April during odd-numbered years, 2025, 2027, and so on. The next local municipal election arrives in April 2027. Candidate filings, local ballot measures, and sample ballots can be obtained through the De Kalb County Clerk's office or the Village Clerk at 111 East Main Street. Residents can look up their assigned polling place, verify registration status, and review sample ballots at www.elections.il.gov using the Illinois State Board of Elections voter information tool, or by contacting the De Kalb County Clerk directly. In the November 2024 presidential election, De Kalb County reported approximately 46,000 registered voters with turnout running between 66 and 68 percent, reflecting the strong engagement typical of presidential cycles. Looking ahead to the November 3, 2026 general election, voters in the area will decide several key races: the Illinois gubernatorial contest (Governor and Lieutenant Governor serve four-year terms with the next election in 2026), one U.S. Senate seat (Illinois Class III seat is up in 2026), all Illinois House of Representatives seats (the 16th Congressional District covers the village), Illinois General Assembly seats including the state Senate 35th District and state House 76th District, countywide offices including County Board members, and potentially county constitutional officers depending on term schedules. Absentee voting by mail in Illinois requires requesting a ballot application from the DeKalb County Clerk. Applications can be submitted online, by mail, or in person. Vote-by-mail ballots must be requested no later than five days before the election and must be postmarked by Election Day and received within 14 days after the election to be counted. Early voting is available at locations designated by the De Kalb County Clerk beginning 40 days before the election. Election records that are public in Illinois include voter registration lists, available for purchase for political purposes, campaign finance disclosure reports filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections and accessible at www.elections.il.gov, candidate filing documents and petitions, precinct-level election results, and vote totals by contest. Illinois provides online access to election data including searchable campaign contribution databases and detailed election results by precinct.