Upcoming elections
February 25, 2025 – Consolidated Primary Election
April 1, 2025 – Consolidated General Election
Register to vote
- Make sure you are registered to vote in the upcoming election.
- If not, register to vote. Online voter registration only takes a couple minutes.
- The deadline to register online to vote in the Consolidated Primary Election is Sunday, February 9. The deadline to register online to vote in the Consolidated General Election is Sunday, March 16.
- Grace period registration is also available on Election Day at your home precinct. More information about registering on Election Day.
Make a voting plan
Vote by mail – The deadline to apply for a mail ballot is five days before an election. Mail ballot drop boxes will also be available.
Vote early – Early voting for the Consolidated Primary Election will be held February 10 – 24. Early voting for the Consolidated General Election will be held March 17 – 31.
Vote on election day – Find your polling place.
Be an informed voter
MPPL card holders have online access to national and local newspapers to find endorsements and read up on election coverage, including:
Daily Herald
Chicago Tribune
New York Times
Wall Street Journal
Washington Post
More resources on voting and elections
- BallotReady.org is a collection of information from campaign websites, social media and the news about candidates across the ballot.
- Ballotpedia.org is a digital encyclopedia of American politics and elections.
- Voteforjudges.org compiles information on judicial nominees, including evaluations from 13 local bar associations.
- Injusticewatch.org is a nonpartisan, nonprofit journalism organization that creates a Judicial Election Guide, compiling information from local bar associations
- www.elections.il.gov – Information from the Illinois State Board of Elections.
- Information on the presidential election process – https://www.usa.gov/election
- Campaign finance data from the Federal Election Commission (FEC) – https://www.fec.gov/
- More information about political contributions in Illinois – https://illinoissunshine.org/
- Fact checking of statements made by politicians to determine accuracy – https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/
- Fact-based analysis of claims made by political ads and politicians – https://www.factcheck.org/
