It is almost Halloween, and voter suppression and intimidation are scary topics. You won’t find a costume or a mask for them at your local Halloween store, but these are real problems voters are facing in November.
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It’s no secret that there is a presidential election on November 5, but the fact that other critical national and state level candidates are also on the ballot next month can sometimes get lost in the noise.
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Illinois passed a new driver’s license law allowing noncitizens to apply for standard driver’s licenses, but noncitizens cannot register to vote and are NOT voting in our federal and state elections.
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Today, over 38 million people with disabilities are eligible to vote, but barriers keep many disabled voters from accessing their right to vote. Disability Voting Rights Week, taking place September 9–13, 2024, is all about protecting the rights of people with disabilities to participate fully in our democracy.
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Despite some unusual twists and turns during this year’s presidential election, we can all rest assured that the US election system, and the rules governing how political parties select candidates for election, account for even unexpected and extraordinary situations like what we’ve all witnessed this summer.
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March’s Illinois presidential primary election saw the lowest primary turnout in at least 50 years, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections.
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Pre-trial detention in Illinois will now be based on community safety, not on the financial fitness of a defendant.
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Get the information you need to vote!
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The 2024 election season is officially upon us! Learn what’s new and what’s on the ballot on March 19.
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The new law allows 16-year-olds to pre-register to vote, with their registration held in abeyance until they reach voting age.
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Illinoisans won’t head to the polls again until 2024, but many other states are holding elections this month. Check in with your friends and family across the U.S. to make sure they have a plan to vote!
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This week, October 2–6, is National Voter Education Week. Illinoisans will next head to the polls for the Primary Election on March 19, 2024. Are you prepared to vote?
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Students are headed back to school, and election season is around the corner. It is time to reach out to young people who are newly eligible to register and vote!
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In Illinois, the right to vote is a priority—and we have laws to prove it. Illinois laws provide some of the strongest voting rights protections in the country. And yet, until there are national voter protections and standards, federal elections are open to partisan manipulation. Which means the rights of all voters are at risk, even those in Illinois.
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Once again, the LWV of Illinois' Illinois Voter Guide knocked it out of the park for Consolidated Elections. Voters could access nonpartisan candidate information for every school board race, as well as the municipal races for all communities with populations greater than 10,000.
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Another successful mayoral debate for the books! LWVIL and LWV Chicago partnered with ABC7 and Univision to host all nine Chicago mayoral candidates on January 19.
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Candidate and ballot information is now available for the February 28 Consolidated Elections/Primaries and will be available in early March for the April 4 Consolidated Elections.
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While many eyes are on the crowded, 11-person race for Chicago mayor, Chicago communities are also paying attention to elections for the newly-established Police District Councils in each of the city's 22 police districts.
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Illinois Consolidated election season has begun. Some Illinois communities will hold primaries or elections on February 28; for many others, Election Day is April 4.
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Amendment 1, sometimes referred to at the Worker’s Rights Amendment, is at the top of every Illinois ballot.
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