Notice to the elderly and persons with disabilities in person, by mail and grace period registration and voting for the November 8, 2016 general election

[August 09, 2016]  LINCOLN - From the office of Sally J. Turner, Logan County Clerk

SALLY J. TURNER,
LOGAN COUNTY CLERK
NOTICE TO THE ELDERLY AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
IN PERSON, BY MAIL AND GRACE PERIOD REGISTRATION AND VOTING
FOR THE NOVEMBER 8, 2016 GENERAL ELECTION

Are you registered to vote in Logan County? You can call our office at [phone], email us at [e-mail] or check on line through our website at: www.logancountyil.gov.

Citizens who cannot leave their home or nursing home because of permanent disability and are not registered to vote, may arrange for voter registration by contacting the Office of the Logan County Clerk. Upon request, assistance can be obtained through the Clerk or deputy registrar. On-Line and Mail registration forms are available to all citizens of the State of Illinois on the County Clerk website: www.logancountyil.gov. Registration forms may also be obtained at the resident’s nursing home. Grace Period Registration may be offered by request through the County Clerk.

Any qualified resident may register to vote at the Office of the Logan County Clerk located in Room 20 of the Logan County Courthouse, Lincoln, Illinois Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Two forms of identification are required to register; one must display your current address. The last day to register with a deputy registrar for the General Election is October 11, 2016 (with the exception of Grace Period Registration and transfer of registration beginning October 12, 2016 in the Office of the Logan County Clerk). Any unregistered voter with an Illinois Driver’s License can register to vote on line through the County Clerk website at www.logancountyil.gov 

If you are registered to vote and choose not to vote at your polling place on Election Day for any reason, you have several alternatives. Vote by Mail is available for all registered voters and you may now make application for a Ballot by Mail. Applications to Vote can be obtained on the County Clerk’s website: www.logancountyil.gov under Election Information, or through a request in person, by mail, email, or telephone at the Office of the County Clerk. The last day an Application to Vote may be received by mail, and the last day a Vote by Mail Ballot may be sent from the Office of the County Clerk is November 3, 2016.  Vote by Mail Ballots and Early Vote Ballots will be available on Thursday, September 29, 2016. No application to vote will be processed until that time. Contact the Office of the County Clerk to receive further Voter Registration, Application to Vote by Mail, and Early Voting information, or visit the Logan County Clerk website at www.logancountyil.gov  for up-to-date information and forms.

For information concerning early voting, voter registration, or voting for the elderly or disabled, please contact the Office of the Logan County Clerk at [phone] or email [e-mail]. 

All polling places in Logan County, as well as the Office of the County Clerk, are accessible to persons with disabilities.

/s/ Sally J. Turner
Logan County Clerk