Voting for Chicago snowplow naming contest begins Sunday
Starting today people living in the city can vote for up to six names.
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Starting today people living in the city can vote for up to six names.
As of early Monday morning, more than 269,000 people have already voted early by mail or in-person in Chicago.
Voters in DuPage County are not limited to a single polling place.
While polls opened at 6 a.m., some polling places did not open until after 7 a.m. Aside from a late start, the biggest issue reported during voting has been Sharpies bleeding through the ballots.
CBS 2's Asal Rezaei said as of 11 a.m., already 350 people have voted at the Elmhurst City Hall. Voters told Rezaei the process has been pretty simple.
All 50 wards have early voting sites.
With just 25 days until the election, voters in Chicago and suburban Cook County can now cast their ballots.
Here's where you can go to cast your ballot.
Early voting begins today in several places for the November general election.
The court did not address the question of whether anyone other than the voter can return his or her own ballot by mail.
"I'm very frustrated because it should be such an easy process. They've done this before. The election is important to everybody."
The Illinois primary is coming up Tuesday, and early voting numbers ahead of that date were down in Chicago. But that has not been the case everywhere.
At least 125,000 people applied to vote by mail.
"If you are a suburban commuter who comes through Union Station on your trip to work, please take advantage of this convenient opportunity to cast your ballot."
Early voting polls open at 9 a.m. every day except for Sundays at 10 a.m.
"Honestly, I was kind of nervous because I never experienced anything similar to it, but it was easier than I would have expected."
County officials said the machines will making voting faster and more secure.
The start date for early voting had been Thursday, May 26, but had to be changed after the Cook County Circuit Court made three rulings.
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