EARLY VOTING REQUIREMENTS
AND
NOTICE OF TEMPORARY POLLING PLACE
GENERAL PRIMARY ELECTION
FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Voters may now cast a ballot prior to Election Day without offering a reason or an excuse for wanting to vote early.

The new state law requires that a registered voter show valid photo ID before voting early. Voters casting an early ballot must display a current driver’s license, a state ID card or another government-issued ID with a photograph.

The law prohibits a person who voted during the early voting period from voting at the polls on Election Day. The votes cast during the early voting time period will not be counted until after the polls close on Election Day.

Previously, voters who wanted to vote early had to request an absentee ballot and offer a reason such as physically incapacitated or out of the county on Election Day. Since absentee voting laws remain in place, those people can still cast an absentee ballot by providing a reason as required under law.

A temporary polling place for early voting for all precincts will be held
January 11, 2010 - January 28, 2010
at
CRAWFORD COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE
COURTHOUSE ANNEX
100 DOUGLAS
St Robinson IL 62454


Patricia “Patty” Lycan
Crawford County Clerk