High School Voter Registration Information

High School Voter Registration (SB825) requires the State Board of Elections to prepare a one-page document explaining voter registration, which must be distributed to students by every high school; distribution can be electronic.

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) published a notice about this document in their Weekly Message on February 1, 2022. However, the notice was hard to find and did not mention that distribution of this document is mandatory election law. (Hint: the notice is the the IN BRIEF section under Student Opportunities.)

LWVIL is contacting the State Board of Elections as well as the Illinois State Board of Education to address this failure in communication. Local Leagues are encouraged to contact their school districts using this email template. We must bring this critical voter education effort front and center for all schools.