{"id":1336,"date":"2024-09-13T15:04:13","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T20:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/illinois\/?post_type=article&#038;p=1336"},"modified":"2025-08-11T12:26:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T17:26:16","slug":"national-voter-registration-day-time-to-check-your-registration","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/illinois\/articles\/national-voter-registration-day-time-to-check-your-registration\/","title":{"rendered":"National Voter Registration Day: Time to Check Your Registration!"},"template":"","class_list":["post-1336","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","article_type-article"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"Common Cause Illinois is part of the largest nonpartisan election protection program, which runs the 866-OUR-VOTE hotline and protectthevote.net website","featured_image":"","article_type":70,"authors":["{\"site_id\":\"48\",\"post_type\":\"person\",\"post_id\":155}"],"related_issues":[100,412],"related_work":[111],"location":16},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":["{\"site_id\":\"48\",\"post_type\":\"person\",\"post_id\":155}"],"name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<span data-contrast=\"auto\">On National Voter Registration Day,<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">Common Cause Illinois is encouraging voters to check their registrations.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Voters who are not sure if they are registered can check their registration <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ova.elections.il.gov\/RegistrationLookup.aspx\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here.<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> \u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Eligible voters who are not registered have options:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ova.elections.il.gov\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Online registration<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> is available until 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, October 20. Voters need a valid Illinois driver\u2019s license or state ID to register online.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Voters can register to vote in person when they request a new or updated driver\u2019s license or state ID at a Secretary of State facility. Common Cause Illinois is proud to have been part of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/press\/illinois-becomes-10th-state-to-enact-automatic-voter-registration\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">coalition that made automatic voter registration possible<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in Illinois and encourages voters to take advantage of this convenient option. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Voters can register by mail either to their local election jurisdiction or to the State Board of Elections. The application must be postmarked by Tuesday, October 8. The application can be found <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elections.il.gov\/ElectionOperations\/VotingRegistrationForms.aspx\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Voters can register and vote in person at the same time during the early vote and on Election Day. More information can be found <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elections.il.gov\/votingandregistrationsystems\/earlyvotinglocationssearch.aspx\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Common Cause Illinois is part of the largest nonpartisan election protection program, which runs the 866-OUR-VOTE hotline and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/protectthevote.net\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">protectthevote.net<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> website. If you have issues registering to vote or voting early, call or text the hotline to connect with a nonpartisan, trained expert.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;335559991&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">The following hotline numbers are active for voters to call or text in the following languages: <\/span>\r\n\r\n<b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ENGLISH: 866-OUR-VOTE <\/span><\/b><a href=\"tel:866-687-8683\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">866-687-8683<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SPANISH: 888-VE-Y-VOTA <\/span><\/b><a href=\"tel:888-839-8682\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">888-839-8682<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:120,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ASIAN LANGUAGES: 888-API-VOTE <\/span><\/b><a href=\"tel:888-274-8683\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">888-274-8683<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:120,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ARABIC: 844-YALLA-US <\/span><\/b><a href=\"tel:844-925-5287\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">844-925-5287<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:120,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\"Voters have a lot of convenient options in Illinois, but it is still up to each of us to make sure we take the steps necessary to register and make a plan to vote. 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