{"id":1610260,"date":"2022-08-17T08:32:49","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T12:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1610260"},"modified":"2022-08-17T08:32:52","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T12:32:52","slug":"vote-by-mail-for-midterms-already-beginning-in-illinois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vote-by-mail-for-midterms-already-beginning-in-illinois\/","title":{"rendered":"Vote by Mail for Midterms Already Beginning in Illinois"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvote-by-mail-for-midterms-already-beginning-in-illinois%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1610260&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/justthenews.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/social_media_share\/public\/2020-12\/GettyImages-1229446523.jpg?h=199d8c1f&#038;itok=Ufdzm4pR\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Vote-by-mail applications for the Nov. 8 general election opened Wednesday, along with the new ability to permanently request mail-in ballots.<\/p>\n<p>All registered Illinois voters are eligible to vote by mail due to a new state law allowing voters to tell their election authority they permanently want to receive mail-in ballots.<\/p>\n<p>Illinoisans looking to vote by mail can apply online.<\/p>\n<p>Voters can use the Illinois State Board of Elections <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elections.il.gov\/ElectionOperations\/VotingByMailAgreement.aspx?T=637957368151551815\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a> and then choose their local election jurisdiction from the menu under &#8220;select a jurisdiction.&#8221; If the local election authority has an online process, follow the directions there.<\/p>\n<p>Bryce Hill, an economic researcher with the Illinois Policy Institute, said a higher number of voters turnout when there is a mail-in option.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We actually see an increase of about two percent in voter turnout,&#8221; Hill said. &#8220;For Illinois, that would mean an extra 215,000 votes on an annual basis.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hill said the more voters, the better for Illinois.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It allows more votes for down-ballot measures that determine things like property taxes, and a whole variety of things where increased voter participation is a good thing and voter awareness and education is a good thing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Voters can also request a vote-by-mail application from their local election authority, print it out from the local election authority&#8217;s website, then return the application by mail. Applications sent by mail must be received by Nov. 3.<\/p>\n<p>Voters who opt-in to mail in voting can still go to a ballot box if they choose not to vote by mail. 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