Your Guide To Voting In Algonquin, LITH: 2022 Election

ALGONQUIN AND LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL — Early voting is underway, and Election Day is less than a month away.

In McHenry County, early voting opened at ten additional sites starting Monday. Local early voting sites include:

• ALGONQUIN TOWNSHIP OFFICE, 3702 U.S. Highway 14, Crystal Lake
• LAKE IN THE HILLS VILLAGE HALL, 600 Harvest Gate, Lake in the Hills

• ALGONQUIN PUBLIC LIBRARY, 2600 Harnish Drive, Algonquin

To find other McHenry County locations open for early voting, and also to check what times these locations are open, visit the McHenry County Clerk's Office early voting guide online.

People wishing to vote in person on Election Day must do so at their assigned voting precinct; they can also vote at the county clerk’s office, which is a universal polling site. Click here or call 815-334-4242 to find your voting location since a number of precinct boundaries and polling places have changed since the last general election, according to a press release from the clerk's office.

People who wish to vote by mail have until Thursday, Nov. 3 to request a ballot — you can obtain an application by visiting the county clerk’s Office or by clicking here to download and print one. Residents should allow seven days for delivery.

Vote-by-mail ballots can be mailed in, delivered in person, or dropped off at any time at the secure ballot drop box in front of the county administration building. Four early voting locations have indoor drop boxes that are accessible during voting hours.

State laws require early voters to provide a valid photo ID to an election official before receiving a ballot to vote early. Valid forms of ID include a current driver's license, a driver's license or state ID, university/college ID or another government-issued ID with a photo, such as a passport.

The deadline to request a mail-in ballot is Nov. 3.

If you're not sure if you're already registered to vote, you can check online. Voters can register on the day of the election at their polling place.

On Election Day, which is Nov. 8, polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mail-in ballots must also be postmarked by Election Day.

What’s On The Nov. 8 Ballot

From the governor’s race to secretary of state to attorney general, here’s a look at what’s on the ballot across Illinois.

Locally, Republican incumbent Joe Tirio will face democratic challenger Mary Mahady in the McHenry County Clerk race.

Voters will also be asked to pick between three candidates vying to become the new McHenry County Treasurer. Former longtime treasurer Glenda Miller is retiring and James S. Young, a libertarian, Amin Karim, a democrat, and Donna Kurtz, a republican, are all looking to take her spot.

Other races we will be watching this election include the governor's race where Gov. J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, will face Republican challenger, State Senator Darren Bailey, and the the state attorney general race where incumbent Kwame Raoul faces Republican challenger Thomas DeVoreare.

• Pritzker, Bailey Meet For First Televised Debate In Governor's Race

Other congressional and senate races that we will be covering, which will appear on McHenry County voters ballots, include:

• 9th District: Republican nominee Max Rice of Chicago is challenging Democratic incumbent Jan Schakowsky of Evanston.
• 11th District: Republican Catalina Lauf beat five other candidates in June's primary race and now is aimed at unseating democrat Rep. Bill Foster in the 11th Congressional District race.
• 16th District: Kevin Olickal, a Skokie Democrat, is facing Republican candidate Vince Romano, also of Skokie, in the 16th Congressional District race. The candidates are looking to succeed U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, who announced last fall he wouldn't seek re-election.

Illinois voters are also asked to weigh in on an amendment to the state constitution allowing workers the right to organize and bargain collectively. The bill, which was drafted by the Illinois General Assembly in 2021, provides that “employees shall have the fundamental right to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing for the purpose of negotiating wages, hours and working conditions and to “protect their economic welfare and safety at work.”

In order for the measure to pass, 60 percent of Illinois voters will need to vote in favor of the amendment for it to be added to the constitution.