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Illinois registration starts closing Tue Oct 6.

Starts closing Tue Oct 6

OnlineSun Oct 18By mailPostmarked Tue Oct 6In personGrace period and same day through Tue Nov 3

Source: Bloomington Election Commission · checked Sep 21, 2026

County page. Same deadline statewide.

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A student?

Register at school or at home, not both.

The form wants the building you sleep in, not your campus mailbox.

A parent, aunt, uncle?

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On the move?

Your deadline belongs to your home state, not the parking lot you're texting from.

Voting by mail from elsewhere? Your absentee request deadline matters more. Find it at Vote.org, or FVAP.gov if you're overseas.