Thursday, May 29, 2014

What Voters Should Do During The Elections 2014

By Lila Bryant


The day where voters would have to narrow down the political candidates in the list is fast approaching. It is important for them to vote so that they they can choose someone who will be able to run their government better. The Illinois Elections 2014 that is fast approaching is a general election.

At these times, you would be voting for positions on the executive office. There would be candidates for the US Senate. There are also candidates for eighteen of the seats on the House of Representatives. Candidates for other positions have already been chosen on the primary elections.

If you would want to verify your registration, you could go to the official website and use their Registration Lookup panel. You are required to type in your name and zip code. It will not take too long for the result to appear. When it appears, if you have registered, you would be provided with the location of their polling place.

When you are certain that you registered on it, all you need to do is to look for the location of your polling place. You can check for that when you visit the Election Authority website. You could check on the polling places for each counties in their list. If you have recently moved to that area, you have to see to it that you know where to go. Voting on the wrong precinct would make your vote invalid.

It would usually open at six in the morning. By seven in the evening, it would close. There are those who have valid reasons in which they needed to vote early. People are allowed to do that. They just need to check the schedule on when the early voting will be available.

If you did not register yet, the registration period would last up to twenty eight days before that election. You should register in person at the election authority office. Voters are usually given a Grace Period so that they can still register and file for an update to their addresses. They can also file on changes for their name at these times.

It is necessary that you will be bringing two valid identification. There must be one ID that indicates your address. Driving license and the state identification card can be utilized. There are some who present the passport. If it is not enough, you can use your new utility bill, statements from the bank, government checks, paychecks and all other government documents indicating name and the address.

You should have an ID when you have applied for the Early Voting. It is important on new voters who registered through the mail and was not able to show the Board their IDs. This is also needed if there would be an instance that the Board has seen a mismatch on the signature or discrepancy of information provided to them.

It is important that you would be voting. It is not only for your benefit but also for the entire place. You have to choose those who you think could really do ways in order to make the place better.




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