ABSENTEE
VOTING
What is Absentee Voting?
Absentee voting is the process of casting a ballot prior
to Election Day. An Application for Absentee Ballot** must be received by
the Board of Elections before a ballot is issued to the voter. The
application may be completed in person or mailed to this office. The Board
of Elections office must receive the Application for Absentee Ballot no later
than the Thursday before an election for a ballot to be mailed.
Are there alternatives to
Absentee Voting?
Voters who will be absent on
Election Day should check the Early Voting dates to see if that could be an
option for them. These dates are available on the home page, or by calling
our office at 309-888-5136.
Who can vote by Absentee Ballot?
Registered voters in the City of Bloomington are eligible
to cast an absentee ballot only if they meet one or more of the following
conditions:
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Persons who expect to be absent from McLean County on
Election Day.
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College or university students temporarily residing away
from their home precincts.
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Persons who have election-related duties outside of their
home precincts.
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Persons serving on jury duty on Election Day.
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Persons in jail who are awaiting their trials and NOT
currently serving a jail sentence.
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Persons who are physically incapacitated or hospitalized.
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Persons whose religious beliefs prevent them from voting on
Election Day.
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Persons who are restricted by
law from being where children are present and whose assigned polling place
is located at a school.
How do I obtain an Absentee Ballot Application?
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Call us and the Board of
Elections will mail you an Application for Absentee Ballot.
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Print a blank application
form below**, complete, and mail to our office.
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Come to our office and
complete an application. The ballot will be mailed when it is available
about a month before the election.
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Fill out and submit the
online form below. This is only a request for the Application for
Absentee Ballot.
I am permanently disabled.
Can I vote an absentee ballot in every election?
For further information
about being included on the permanently disabled list of voters for automatic
absentee balloting, contact:
The Board of Election Commissioners
115 E. Washington St., Room 403
Bloomington, IL 61701
Phone (309) 888-5136
Fax (309)
888-5776
ABSENTEE
VOTING APPLICATION
Registered voters who live within the corporate city limits of Bloomington,
Illinois ONLY.
Others should contact their local election authorities. McLean County
voters who live outside the city limits of Bloomington should contact the
McLean County Clerk's office at 309-888-5190.
**For
APPLICATION FOR ABSENTEE VOTER'S BALLOT which you can print on your
printer, click here. Fill out and mail to Board of Election Commissioners,
115 E. Washington St., Room 403, PO Box 2400, Bloomington, IL 61702
(Form is in PDF
format; you must
have Acrobat Reader. To get Adobe Acrobat Reader free online, click here:
)
Registered
voters living within the corporate city limits of Bloomington, Illinois ONLY.
To request an Application for Absentee
Voter's Ballot to be
mailed to you,
fill out and submit
online form below. Please fill all blanks. This ONLY requests an Application for Absentee Ballot, which you must then complete,
sign and return to us before we can mail your ballot. Therefore, the
quicker method is to print and complete the form above.**
MILITARY AND OVERSEAS VOTERS
Military and overseas
voters - see U.S. Department of Defense Federal Voting Assistance Program online
at http://www.fvap.gov/ for instructions on
registering to vote and requesting absentee ballots as well as the forms necessary
to do so.
