City of Bloomington, Illinois
Board of Election Commissioners

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

     
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General Primary Election Results - click here

 
General Election, November 4, 2008 - Important dates
Thursday, September 25, 2008   First day to request absentee ballot
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Saturday, October 4, 2008
  Office open for registration 9 a.m.-12 noon
Tuesday, October 7, 2008   Last day to change address or register to vote
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
through Tuesday, October 21, 2008
  Grace period registration in office; must register and vote at the same time - during office hours only
Monday, October 13, 2008
through Thursday, October 30, 2008
  Early voting - times and locations to be announced at a later date
Thursday, October 30, 2008   Last day for election authority to mail absentee ballot (signed application must be received in office by this date)
Saturday, November 1, 2008   Office open for in-person absentee voting 9:00 a.m.-12 noon
Tuesday, November 4, 2008   General Election - Polls open 6:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
 
Specimen ballots of February 5, 2008 General Primary.  Click to view...
Democratic, Green, Republican, Nonpartisan
 
Polling places - now with photos and maps - in the City of Bloomington click here.  Polling place look-up by address not available at this time.  If you cannot determine your precinct or polling place, please call us for information.
 
Have you moved?
A registered voter who has moved within McLean County must either transfer his/her registration to the new address or must re-register to vote from the new address.  Click here for further information.
 
Our address is 115 E. Washington St., Room 403, PO Box 2400.  Feel free to call 888-5136 for directions and parking information.
Voter Assist Terminal
is equipment designed to allow voters, including those who are visually or physically challenged, to vote unassisted.  The AutoMARKTM was first available to voters at the March 21, 2006 Primary election.  Demonstrations are available in our office.  Click here for a description of the AutoMARK's use and features.
 
 
Voter Registration Application now available
online here in PDF form with instructions.  Print, complete and mail to Bloomington Board of Election Commissioners, 115 E. Washington St., Room 403, PO Box 2400, Bloomington, IL  61702-2400.  For more Voting Information, including voter registration form in Spanish, click here.
 
Voter turnout
Now available in PDF format - voter turnout statistical summaries 1996-2007.  Click here for summaries.

 

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.

Esaw Peterson, Chairman John (Jack) Reidy, Vice Chairman Aderian L. McPherren, Secretary

The Board consists of three members appointed by Ronald C. Dozier, Judge of the Circuit Court, for three-year alternating terms. The Board meets at 4:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month in the offices of the Commission.

 

The daily administration is under the direction of Executive Director Charlene Stanford (top left) and her staff.

This page last updated on May 07, 2008.

 

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
becvote@becvote.org

 

 

 

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