The League of Women Voters is hosting a voter registration event from noon to 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, in the lobby of the Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Highway. Registration is open to any citizen 18 or older.
Two forms of identification are required. At least one must show the current address. Registrants can use:
- Passport or Military ID
- Driver’s License or State ID card
- College/University/School/Work ID
- Vehicle registration card
- Lease, mortgage or deed to home
- Credit or debit card
- Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid card
- Insurance card
- Civic, union or professional membership card
- LINK/Public Aid/Department of Human Services card
- Illinois FOID card
As of Jan.1, Illinois allows persons 16- and 17-years-old to pre-register to vote with a valid Illinois driver’s license or state identification and the last four digits of their Social Security number. They will have their application held in abeyance until they reach the legal voting age.
The next election is Nov. 5 when voters will cast ballots for President, Congress, members of the Illinois Legislature and elected offices in Cook County, including judges and the clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County.
Voters also will be asked to weigh in on three advisory referenda:
- Should any candidate appearing on the Illinois ballot for federal, state or local office be subject to civil penalties if the candidate interferes, or attempts to interfer, with an election worker’s official duties?
- Should the Illinois Constitution be amended to create an additional 3% tax on income greater than $1 million for the purpose of dedicating funds raised to property tax relief?
- Should all medically appropriate assisted reproductive treatments, including but not limited to in vitro fertilization, be covered by any health insurance plan in Illinois that provides coverage for pregnancy benefits, without limitation on the number of treatments?
Early voting opens Oct. 9 at the 6th District Courthouse in Markham, and Oct. 21 at Prairie State College.
