2024 General Election Calendar.

Illinois Poll Watcher 2024 General Election Calendar
Event
Date
Statute
Voter Registration — Begins.
Thursday,
21 March 2024.

Poll Watcher Authorization:

Any site.
Two (2) days after the primary.
Election Authority Provides a List of Registered Voters to the County Party Chair, With an Indication of the Political Party Chosen in the Primary.
Saturday,
18 May 2024
 .
Sixty (60) days after the Primary.
Application for a Vote by Mail Ballot.
Wednesday,
07 August 2024.
10 ILCS 5/19-2
 
Ninety (90) days before Election Day.
Schedule of Locations and Times for Early Voting Published — Begins
Thursday,
19 September 2024.
10 ILCS 5/19A-25
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During the week before the period for early voting and at least once each week during the period for early voting in a newspaper of general circulation in the election authority's jurisdiction.
Public Testing of all In-Person Early Voting at the Office of the Election Authority tabulators & voting equipment — Ends.
TBD
Poll watcher may be asked to attend by sponsoring organization.
TBD, immediately before early voting begins.
Temporary Branch Polling Places — Begins
TBD, can begin as early as
Thursday,
26 September 2024.

10 ILCS 5/19A-20

Poll Watcher Authorization

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Can be as early as forty (40) days before Election Day.
In-Person Early Voting at the Office of the Election Authority.
Thursday,
26 September 2024.

Poll Watcher Authorization:

10 ILCS 5/19-10

 .
Forty (40) days before Election Day.
Vote by Mail Election Judge Panel — Begins.
Thursday,
26 September 2024.

Poll Watcher Authorization:

 .
TBD, may begin as early as forty (40) days before Election Day.
Must begin within two (2) days of receipt of the first Vote by Mail ballot.
Public testing of all Early Voting tabulators & voting equipment at the permanent Early Voting site — Ends.
TBAbr /> No later than Monday, 18 November 2024.

Observer Authorization

10 ILCS 5/24-13

Poll watcher may be asked to attend by sponsoring organization.
TBD, immediately before early voting begins.
Application for vote by mail — Ends.
Thursday,
31 October 2024.
10 ILCS 5/19-2
 
Five (5) days before Election Day.
Public Testing of In–Precinct Tabulators & Voting Equipment — Ends.
Thursday,
31 Oct 2024.
Poll watcher may be asked to attend by sponsoring organization.
Five (5) days before Election Day.
Voter Registration — Ends.
Tuesday,
01 October 2024.
Registration of voters in counties having a population of 500,000 or more
and in cities, villages and incorporated towns of 200,000 or more inhabitants
where precinct registration has been conducted prior to the election.
End of business thirty-five (35) days before Election Day.
Grace Period Registration & Voting begins at the office of the Election Authority.
Wednesday,
02 October 2024.
10 ILCS 5/04-50
Registration of voters in counties having a population of 500,000 or more
and in cities, villages and incorporated towns of 200,000 or more inhabitants
where precinct registration has been conducted prior to the election.
Thirty-four (34) days before Election Day.
Voter Registration — Ends.
Tuesday,
08 October 2024.
Any site.
End-of-business twenty-eight (28) days before Election Day.
Grace Period Registration & Voting begins at the office of the Election Authority.
Wednesday,
09 October 2024.
10 ILCS 5/04-50
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Twenty-seven (27) days before Election Day.
Temporary Branch Polling Places, In–Person Voting — Ends
Monday,
04 November 2024.

10 ILCS 5/19A-20

Poll Watcher Authorization

  • 10 ILCS 5/19A-60
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    EOB, the day before Election Day.
    Vote by Mail Election Judge Panel — Ends.
    Tuesday
    19 November 2024.

    Poll Watcher Authorization:

     .
    Ends by the fourteenth (14) day after Election Day.
    Or within two days of receipt of the last Vote by Mail ballot.
    Vote by Mail Election Judge Panel — Ends.
    Tuesday,
    19 November 2024.

    Poll Watcher Authorization:

     .
    Ends within two (2) days of receipt of the last Vote by Mail ballot.
    Must be complete before Contested Vote by Mail Election Judge Panel begins.
    Contested Vote by Mail Election Judge Review Panel — Ends.
    Tuesday
    19 November 2024.

    Poll Watcher Authorization:

     .
    Ends by the fourteenth (14) day after Election Day.
    After the last decision by the Vote by Mail Election Judge Panel,
    But before the Provisional Ballot Election Judge Panel.
    Voter Registration — Begins.
    Thursday,
    07 November 2024.
     .
     .
    County Political Party Chair Presents List of Election Judges to County at Scheduled County Board Meeting — Begins.
    TBD
    Sunday,
    01 June 2025.
    10 ILCS 5/13-2
    Counties under township organization.
     .
    County Political Party Chair Presents List of Election Judges to County Board at Scheduled County Board Meeting — Ends.
    Monday,
    30 June 2025.
    10 ILCS 5/13-2
    Counties under township organization
     .