City of Bloomington, Illinois
Board of Election Commissioners

115 E. Washington St., Room 403, PO Box 2400       Bloomington, IL  61702

     
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Election Results OFFICIAL
Write-in results here.

 
See 2013 election updates here.
 
City Ward redistricting means new voter cards
Voters will receive new cards if they live in a precinct which received a new ward number in December 2011.  Cards will be mailed in late May.  If you do not receive your new voter card, please call this office. (New voter cards with changes in congressional, state representative and county board districts were mailed during summer of 2011 to all City of Bloomington voters.) 
 
Important dates for the General Election, November 6, 2012
Saturdays, September 15, September 22, September 29, and October 6, 2012   Office open for voter registration, 9:00am-noon.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012   Last day to change address or register to vote
Wednesday, October 10
through Tuesday, October 30, 2012
  Grace period registration/change/apply to vote; in office and during office hours only M-F 8:00-4:30
Monday, October 15, 2012
through Thursday, November 1, 2012
  Early voting in the Board of Elections office only.  Days, times and locations to be announced.
Thursday, November 1, 2012   Last day for election authority to mail absentee ballot (signed application must be received in office by this date)
Saturday, November 3, 2012   Office open for in-person absentee voting 9:00 a.m.-12 noon
Tuesday, November 6, 2012   General Primary Election - Polls open 6:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
 
New district maps are complete
New maps have been compiled showing new districts and how they are drawn in the City of Bloomington.  See our maps page for new maps and information on McLean County GIS mapping services.  Also see State Board of Elections interactive maps here for statewide districting, and their press release here.
 
Check your registration
Are you registered to vote in Illinois?  Click here to find out. 
 
Electronic pollbooks on laptops have been well received in the polling places.  The laptop pollbooks were used for the first time at the polls for the April 5, 2011 election.  Instead of using preprinted application books, election judges checked in voters on the laptops, printed labels and affixed to blank applications for ballot before having the voters sign the applications.  Please contact us with your feedback - we want to know how it went for you!
 
Next election will be the General Election, November 6, 2012.
 
Polling places - with photos and maps - in the City of Bloomington click here.  If you don't know your polling place, a look-up is available when you check your registration in Illinois.  See top of page.  Or call the office 309-888-5136.
 
Our address is 115 E. Washington St., Room 403, PO Box 2400.  Please call 888-5136 for directions and parking information.
 

 

Elections in Bloomington, Illinois, are administered by and under the jurisdiction of the Board of Election Commissioners in conjunction with local and state election authorities.

Judy A. Green, Chairman Esaw Peterson, Vice Chairman John (Jack) Reidy, Secretary

The Board consists of three members appointed by James A. Souk, Judge of the Circuit Court, for three-year alternating terms. The Board meets every month in the offices of the Commission at 10:00 a.m. on the dates set forth here.

 
 

 

The daily administration is under the direction of Executive Director Paul Shannon (far left) and his staff.

This page last updated on May 15, 2012.

 

Contact the
Election Commission during office hours:
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Monday-Friday
Phone (309) 888-5136
Fax (309) 888-5776 
Email
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