Early voting has overtaken the number of ballots being cast by mail for the first time in the last two election cycles, the city’s top election official said Monday.
As of Sunday night, 103,205 mail ballots had been returned, Marisel A. Hernandez, chair of the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, said at a news conference.
"If you are still planning to put your ballots in the mail, we caution our voters there is no guarantee that at this point it will be postmarked by Nov. 8, and to be counted it must be postmarked by or before Nov. 8," she said.Political consultant Thom Serafin breaks down a few hotly contested Illinois races playing out during Election Day.
An easier option would be to drop off vote-by-mail ballots at secure drop boxes at early voting locations in each ward or downtown at the voting super site at Clark and Lake streets.On Election Day, drop boxes will also be available at Wrigley Field, the United Center and Wintrust Arena. "I think this is the big push, and people realize how important this election is on various levels … and every vote counts," she said.Voters are showing up early to the polls, and long lines could be seen Monday afternoon at the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton.
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