HELP PREVENT ELECTION FRAUD & SIGN UP AS A REPUBLICAN ELECTION JUDGE TODAY!

Every election, approximately 20,000 election judges in over 5,000 Cook County precincts are appointed by their respective Party leaders. Election Judges are the first line of defense in protecting the integrity of the ballot and ensuring fairness at the polls. Theoretically, half of all judges are Democrats and half are Republicans, and it is the responsibility of the Republican Party to fill all of the allotted Election Judge positions with qualified Republicans.

An Election Judge is a gatekeeper of democracy, and is responsible for conduct inside the polling place, assisting voters, and maintaining fairness at all times. Judges are the backbone of the electoral process, and it is one of the most important ways that you can assist our mission here in Cook County.

Election judges can receive up to $170 every election. This includes working Election Day, your election judge training and assisting with the set up before Election Day.

To be eligible to serve as an election judge in suburban Cook County, you must be:



To sign up, fill out and submit an Election Judge Application and then notify us by email at judges@cookrepublicanparty.com that you want to serve as a judge.

High school students can sign up too!

To qualify as a student judge, you must:



You don’t need to be registered to vote to be a high school judge!

Apply to be an Equipment Manager and earn up to $350! Call the Cook County Republican Party at (773) 278-2467 for more information.

If you have any questions regarding the election judge process feel free to contact the Cook County Republican Party or visit the Cook County Clerk’s website at http://www.voterinfonet.com/sub/election_judges.asp.

Early voting allows residents of Cook County to cast their vote during an 18-day period prior to Election Day, November 4, 2008. Early Voting begins on Columbus Day, Monday, October 13 and will extend through October 30.

Bring Photo ID
State law requires early voters to display valid identification to an election official before receiving a ballot to vote early. Valid forms of ID include: a current driver’s license, state-issued ID card or another government-issued ID with a photograph.

List of Early Voting Locations in Suburb Cook County:

(sites to be released soon)

Absentee voting is a convenient way of casting a ballot if you’re unable to make it to your polling place on Election Day. To vote absentee, you must, by law, have a reason why you cannot make it to your polling place on Election Day. In most cases, voters vote absentee if they will be out of town during the election or if they are physically disabled.

Absentee ballot applications will not be available until September 25, 2008.

Eligibility

According to state law, if you're a registered voter in suburban Cook County, you may cast an absentee ballot only if you are:


Voters who are physically unable to reach the polling place can register for the Disabled Voter Program. Those voters will automatically receive an application for an absentee ballot before each election for the next five years.

Voters living overseas and military personnel can vote through the Military Absentee Ballot Program.

College students living away from home can sign up for the Student Absentee Voter Program to receive an application for absentee ballot.

Important Absentee Voter Dates:

9/25/2008 - First day absentee ballot applications are accepted.
10/7/2008 - Last day to register to vote.
10/8/2008 - First day of grace-period registration and voting.
10/13/2008 - First day of early voting.
10/21/2008 - Last day of grace-period registration and voting.
10/27/2008 - Last day military and overseas voters may make application for ballot and send out ballot.
10/30/2008 - Last day of early voting.
10/31/2008 - 11/3/2008 - In-person absentee voting at any of the Clerk's offices
11/3/2008 - Last day voted mail absentee ballots can be postmarked for acceptance by the Clerk’s office.

Coming Soon!