General Election
THE PRESIDENTIAL GENERAL ELECTION IS NOVEMBER 4, 2008.
VOTER REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN. YOU MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN, AT
LEAST 18 YEARS OLD BY ELECTION DAY, AND A RESIDENT OF YOUR
PRECINCT AT LEAST 30 DAYS PRIOR TO AN ELECTION. YOUR
REGISTRATION IS PERMANENT UNLESS YOU MOVE OR CHANGE YOUR NAME.
IF YOU HAVE MOVED WITHIN SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY, YOU MUST
RE-REGISTER. YOU MUST RE-REGISTER WITH THE LOCAL ELECTION
AUTHORITY OR COUNTY CLERK IF YOU MOVE TO AN ADDRESS OUTSIDE
SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY. VOTERS, WHO LEGALLY CHANGE THEIR NAME, BUT
NOT THEIR ADDRESS, DO NOT HAVE TO RE-REGISTER. REGISTRATION CAN
BE DONE AT THE KAPTUR ADMINISTRATIVE CENTER. |
VOTER
REGISTRATION
If you are a U.S. Citizen and will be 18 years old
on or before the next election, you can vote. You must register at least one month before
the election. Registering to vote is easy. You will need 2 pieces of identification, one
with your preprinted address, such as a utility bill, driver's license or preprinted
checkbook; the other should have your signature, such as a credit card. Photo IDs are not
required
Residents of Palos Township may register in the
Kaptur Administrative Center
Clerk's Office Monday-Friday from 9am to 5pm: or after-hours and weekends by phoning the
Clerk at (708)671-3704 or (708)671-3706.
VOTE
Election Day is always on a Tuesday. You may vote at
any time from 6am to 7pm. If you are physically unable to get to your polling place or
will be out of town on Election Day, you may vote by absentee ballot in person or by mail,
or vote in the Village Office. In-house/in-person absentee voting is conducted 3 weeks
prior to election day ceasing the day before the election. Call for more information.
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