Prepare to Vote

Get Informed About Your Ballot

Look up your sample ballot - Sample ballots are specific to your location. The ballot you request will list all the candidates you can vote for in the General Election on November 3. Closer to the election, sample ballots can be viewed online on the County Clerk's office website. For other questions call or email the County Clerk's office.

Learn About the Candidates

Review the LWVCC Candidate Guide - The Champaign County Voter's Alliance, an affiliate, of the League of Women Voters of Champaign County, provides an informative Candidate Guide at votechampaign.org/guide. Beginning August 3, 2020 this guide displays contested county races, including candidates in all political parties. It also contains candidate answers to questions as well as links to their websites and contact information.
Attend the League's Candidate Forums Webinar Sep 7 - 18 - LWVCC sponsors forums before each election where all candidates from contested races answer questions from the public. Forums for past Candidate Forums are online on the League's YouTube channel. New Candidate Forums will be uploaded to this channel as they are held. For details, see the Candidate Forum page, closer to the election.
Use the Illinois Voter's Guide - The Illinois League of Women Voters offers an Illinois Voter's Guide which helps voters construct their own sample ballot. (More information in early September.)
Talk to candidates directly - Call or email local candidates or attend their events―ask them to talk about issues that matter to you. Visit their websites to find out when and where they will be appearing in your area. Candidate contact information, when available, can be found at votechampaign.org/guide.

Plan When & How to Vote

Decide when and how you want to vote. It's a personal choice but you have options!

Vote early, using any of the options below. For the November General Election, early voting is Sep 24 - Nov 2.

If you’re already registered, vote in person at the County Clerk's office Sep 24 - Nov 2.Feb 6 - Mar 16.
Vote early at campus locations Oct 19 - Nov 2.
Vote early at county-wide Early Voting sites Oct 19 - Nov 2. See the list of locations and schedule at https://www.champaigncountyclerk.com/elections/early-voting available closer to the election.
Vote by mail. Details at https://www.champaigncountyclerk.com/elections/vote-by-mail including deadlines.

Vote in person on Election Day, November 3, 2020.

Tuesday, November 3, 2020 is the General Election Day.

Find Where to Vote

Any Early Voting location - All early voting locations are also universal voting sites on election day. Voters can register to vote and/or vote at these sites no matter their designated polling place. Here's an online link to the list of Early Voting sites https://www.champaigncountyclerk.com/elections/early-voting. (For the November 3 election, this link will be updated closer to the election.)

Your designated polling location - You can locate your designated polling place in several possible ways:

It will be listed on the voting card you receive from the County Clerk's office after you register.
You can look it up online until March 1. Use the State Board of Elections Voter Registration Lookup, entering your name, address and birthdate. You can also verify your registration.
Call the County Clerk's office at (217) 384-3720 to verify information or send them e-mail at elections@co.champaign.il.us. (FYI, for the November 3 election, the online site for this information is not currently available. Check closer to the election.)

Voting Question & Answer

Check out the "Voting Questions and Answer" page for answers to frequently asked questions about specific voting situations.