The last day to register to vote if you are 18 or older on or before the date of the General Election, April 7, 2009 is Tuesday, March 10, 2009.

Voter Registration

Voter registration is available for both DuPage and Will County residents at the Naperville City Clerk’s Office, located in the Municipal Center, 400 S. Eagle Street. Hours for registration are Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM.

If you live in Lisle, you may wish to register to vote at the Lisle Village Hall Business Office, 925 Burlington Avenue, weekdays between 7 AM and 5 PM. Bolingbrook residents may wish to register at the DuPage Township Office, 241 Canterbury Lane, Bolingbrook (please call 630-759-1317 for hours).

Both DuPage and Will County residents may also register to vote at the District 203 Administrative Center, 203 W. Hillside Road, Naperville, Monday through Friday from 8 AM to 4 PM through Tuesday, March 10.

To register to vote you must produce two pieces of identification, one of which must show your current address; the other must be a photo ID.

General information about voter registration for DuPage County is available at http://cms.dupageelections.com/pages.asp?pageid=209 and for Will County at http://www.willclrk.com/voting.htm.

Absentee Voting

Absentee voting is available to those who are registered and will be:

• Absent from the county
• College or university students temporarily residing away from their home precincts
• Temporarily absent from the country
• Serving as a judge of election outside his/her precinct
• Observing a religious holiday
• Performing official election duties
• Performing election law enforcement duties
• Physically incapacitated (temporarily incapacitated)
• Pre-trial detainee or called for jury duty

The last day the county can mail an absentee ballot to a voter is the Thursday (5 days) prior to the election. The voted ballot must be postmarked by the day before the election in order to be counted.

Full details about absentee voting are available on the internet. For information concerning DuPage County, visit http://cms.dupageelections.com/pages.asp?pageid=229.

Will County residents please see http://www.willclrk.com/votingabsentee.htm#Absentee%20in%20Person.

Early Voting

Unlike absentee voting, early voting does not require a reason for submitting a ballot before Election Day. Early voting information for DuPage County can be found at http://cms.dupageelections.com/pages.asp?pageid=1130; for Will County at http://www.willclrk.com/earlyvoting.htm.

"Grace Period" Voter Registration and Voting

Illinois law provides individuals who were unable to register to vote or change their address prior to the traditional deadline (28 days prior to an election) a "grace period" to register and vote. The "grace period" is from the 27th day through the 14th day prior to an election. Those who register during this period must vote at the same time and may not vote at the polls on election day. See http://www.dupageelections.com/pages.asp?pageid=1122 for DuPage County "grace period" information or http://www.willclrk.com/graceperiodvoting.htm for Will County.