Early Voting Gets Underway In Kane County

KANE COUNTY, IL — More than 25,000 people have already cast their ballot as part of early voting during this spring's local election in Kane County, according to Kane County Clerk's Office officials.

As of Wednesday, 11,734 Kane County residents have voted at early voting sites in the county, according to the Kane County Clerk's Office. In addition, 13,700 ballots have been cast through mail-in voting in Kane County.

In total, 25,458 ballots have been cast ahead of Tuesday's local election as residents make their picks for local village board, township board, school board and mayoral races, according to the clerk's office.

There is still time to vote early in Kane County. The Kane County Clerk's Office has a full list of early voting locations, and hours of operation at the early voting sites, available here.

On Election Day, polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voters in Kane County can vote at any polling place this election and do not have to cast their ballot at an assigned voting site, according to the clerk's office.

A full list of polling places in Kane County can be found here.

Other counties that, like Kane, have switched to a "vote-center model" are Lake, DuPage and Champaign counties, Lake County Clerk Anthony Vega told Patch in recent days. The vote-center model means voters no longer have to go to an assigned polling place — a move that is meant to make voting easier and cut down on any confusion surrounding where people need to vote.

• Assigned Polling Places Swapped For 'Vote-Center Model' In Lake County

"Every election, as much as we try to avoid it, has some polling site changes either due to construction, a site declining to host us, or any other reason," Vega said.

Vega said typically 2 to 3 percent of voters on an Election Day end up at the wrong polling place, which could amount to hundreds or a few thousand "depending on the volume of turnout."

"We switched to this model to increase the convenience to our voters. We recognize that our voters have busy lives, and sometimes getting to their assigned polling site before or after work can be hard. We wanted to give them this added convenience so they can choose where they vote - as long as it's in Lake County," Vega told Patch in recent days.