{"id":177,"date":"2022-11-07T12:30:37","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T18:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/illinois\/press-releases\/2022-midterm-election-is-tomorrow\/"},"modified":"2022-11-07T12:30:37","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T18:30:37","slug":"2022-midterm-election-is-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/illinois\/press\/2022-midterm-election-is-tomorrow\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 Midterm Election is TOMORROW"},"template":"","class_list":["post-177","press","type-press","status-publish","hentry","press_type-press-release"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"SPRINGFIELD, IL \u2014 Illinois voters have until Tuesday, Nov. 8 to make their voices heard in the 2022 midterm election. Voters can cast a ballot in-person or by mail.\u00a0","featured_image":"","press_type":145,"authors":["{\"site_id\":\"1\",\"post_type\":\"person\",\"post_id\":1669}"],"related_issues":[109,412],"related_work":false,"location":16},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":null,"name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s How Illinoisans Can Prepare Themselves\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/h2>\r\n<b>CHICAGO <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014 Illinois voters have until Tuesday, Nov. 8 to make their voices heard in the 2022 midterm election. Voters can cast a ballot in-person or by mail.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Polls will be open from <\/span><b>6 a.m. to 7 p.m. local time<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Absentee and mail-in ballots must also be postmarked <\/span><b>no later than tomorrow, Nov. 8.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> If you haven\u2019t begun the process of returning your ballot yet,<\/span><b> Common Cause Illinois recommends voters submit it in-person. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Voters will be able to turn them in at their designated location.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It takes time to count every vote accurately and that\u2019s why Election Day is not results day<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,\u201d said <\/span><b>Jay Young, Common Cause Illinois\u2019 executive director.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cAn extended timeline in election results is proof that the system works and that election officials are guaranteeing that each and every vote is accurately counted.\u201d<\/span>\r\n\r\n<b>Illinois is no stranger to close elections, and voters may need to be patient to find out the confirmed results in close races as the process of tabulating ballots \u2014 in-person and absentee \u2014 takes time to ensure accuracy.\u00a0<\/b>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Illinois who will be voting on Election Day can find their local polling place <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ova.elections.il.gov\/pollingplacelookup.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Common Cause Illinois also reminds voters to use the nonpartisan Election Protection hotline, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/866ourvote.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">866-OUR-VOTE<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, if they have any questions or encounter any challenges with casting a ballot on or before Election Day.<\/span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">###<\/span><\/p>"}}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - 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