Suburban Cook County voters may now apply for a mail ballot to cast their vote in the Nov. 5, 2024, Presidential General Election through the Cook County clerk’s office website.
According to a release from the Clerk Cedric Giles, any registered suburban Cook County voter may request a mail ballot using the online application at cookcountyclerk.com/VoteByMail. Ballots will be mailed to those who have applied beginning in September — in advance of the Nov. 5 election.
Voters may also request a mail ballot using a paper application that can be obtained on the clerk’s website at the same address. To do so, the voter must select their ballot language and download, print, and sign the paper application and mail it to: Cook County Clerk’s Office, Mail Voting Unit, 69 W. Washington St., Suite 500, Chicago IL 60602.
The clerk’s office also offers voters the opportunity to register for permanent vote by mail status. This option allows voters to register and be placed on a list to vote by mail in all subsequent elections held in Cook County. Voters who register for permanent vote by mail status will automatically have a ballot mailed to their residence for every election.
The deadline to apply for a mail ballot is Oct. 31, 2024. Ballots must be postmarked no later than Election Day, Nov. 5, and be received at the Cook County clerk’s office within 14 days of Election Day.
The mail ballot application can be completed on computers, smartphones, or tablets. Go to cookcountyclerk.com/VoteByMail.