PEORIA, Ill. — Illinois voters can now apply to vote by mail permanently. But, Peoria County Election officials are concerned that a recent mailer from the Voter Participation Center, a non-profit organization, may be misleading.
“We just didn’t feel that it met the requirements of a permanent vote by mail application. And, since we’re already mailing this postcard out to all registered voters who aren’t already in the program, we’re asking voters that want to participate to use our application,” said Peoria County Election Commission Assistant Director Elizabeth Gannon.
Voters can designate whether they want to vote by mail for all elections, including primaries where they must declare a party, either Democrat or Republican, or just the general elections.
The Peoria County Election Commission will begin sending the permanent vote by mail applications to residents on August 22. Then, vote by mail ballots will be mailed out starting September 29.
Those not interested in the permanent vote by mail program can simply disregard the application.
A link to the Peoria County Election Commission website is HERE.
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