(WTTW News)
Voting is now underway downtown for Chicago mayor, City Council and Police District Council.
Election Day is Feb. 28. In races for mayor and City Council, if no candidate wins more than 50% of the vote, the top two candidates will head to a runoff on April 4.
Voters will elect three people to serve on a council in each of Chicago’s 22 police districts to help oversee the Chicago Police Department.
All Chicagoans can cast their votes at the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners supersite at 191 N. Clark St. and the board’s office at 69 W. Washington St., 6th floor.
Voting will take place at both locations from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays; and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays, officials said. Starting Feb. 20, both polling places will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays.
The supersite will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day, but the board’s office will be closed to voters.
The election is the first to reflect the ward map drawn by members of the City Council to reflect the results of the 2023 census.
Those unsure about whether their ward has changed can look up their address on the city’s website and check which police district they live in on the police department’s website.
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An early voting location will open in each of Chicago’s 50 wards on Feb. 13 and remain open through Election Day. Those locations will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays; and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays, officials said.
Chicago voters, regardless of their address, can register to vote and cast a ballot at any early voting location through Election Day.
Two forms of government-issued identification, one of which shows the voter’s current address, are needed to register for the first time or to file a name change or update an address, officials said.
All Chicago voters can also cast their ballot by mail, with applications due by Feb. 23. Completed mail ballots can be dropped off at the supersite and the board’s office starting Feb. 2.
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