Illinois citizens, who live overseas or are serving in the U.S. armed forces and will not be in their home county on Election Day, may register and vote by using one of the methods outlined below. Please be advised that for military personnel, Illinois law allows you to register to vote and to apply for an absentee ballot at the same time.

Federal Voting Assistance Program
The Federal Postcard Application is a form provided by the Department of Defense to permit members of the U.S. armed forces, their dependents and U.S. citizens abroad to vote by absentee ballot and if necessary, to register to vote. This Postcard Application must be submitted by mail to the Illinois State Board of Elections or to the respective local election authority.

The Military and Overseas Voter Guidelines Manual has been developed to help Military personnel and all Illinois residents living overseas. This manual outlines each step that needs to be taken to ensure your absentee ballot is filled out correctly and that your vote will be counted. It will walk you through the process of completing a FVAP application, it will help you to locate your local election authority and it provides a list of frequently asked questions.

Absentee Ballot Applications County by County
Registered military and overseas personnel may download and print an absentee ballot application from the following list of Illinois counties who offer this service. You must currently be a registered voter in that county to use these applications.

Champaign
City of Bloomington
City of Chicago
City of Danville
Cook County
Dekalb County
DuPage County
Kane County
LaSalle County
Lee County
Logan County
McLean County
Sangamon County
Will County

An absentee voting application can be requested by email from the following election authorities.

Adams County (countyclerk@co.adams.il.us)
Champaign County(mail@champaigncountyclerk.com)
City of Bloomington (becvote@becvote.org)
Clark County (coclerk@marshall-il.com)
Christian County (ccclerk@ctitech.com)
Kankakee County (countyclerk@k3county.net)
Lake County (elections@co.lake.il.us)
Macoupin County  (countyclerk@roe40.k12.il.us)
Mclean County (peggyann@mclean.gov)
Montgomery County (sandyleitheiser@hotmail.com)
Ogle County (elections@oglecounty.org)

For additional questions or comments, please feel free to email the webmaster@elections.il.gov