Early voting for March 19 election begins in Grundy County

The Grundy County Clerk said Thursday that early voting and voting by mail for the Tuesday, March 19 election has begun.

Offices to be elected include the Democratic and Republican party nominations for the 16th U.S. Senate district, the 40th and 53rd Illinois Senate districts, the 75th, 79th and 106th Illinois Representative District, the circuit clerk, coroner, state’s attorney, Grundy County Board districts 1, 2 and 3, and vacancies in the third appellate court and the 13th circuit.

Early Voting is available from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays through Monday, March 18, at the Grundy County Courthouse, 111 E. Washington St., Morris.

Here are the voting hours:

8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb 29

8 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 2

8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 5

8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 7

8 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 9

8 a.m. to noon Sunday, March 10

8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 12

8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 14

8 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 16

Early Voting also is offered at Minooka Village Hall, 121 McEvilly Road, Minooka and the Coal City Library Annex Building at 70 N. Irving St., Coal City, for the following hours:

3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 5

3 to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 7

8 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 9

8 a.m. to noon Sunday, March 10

3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 12

3 to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 14

8 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 16

To cast a mail-in voting ballot, email elections@grundycountyil.gov, call the County Clerk’s office at 815-941-3222, ext. 1, or they can find the application under “Election information” at grundycountyil.gov. Voters are encouraged to apply as early as possible to ensure they receive their ballot in time. Ballots must be postmarked no later than Election Day, and received at the Grundy County Clerk’s Office within 14 days after the election. The last day a ballot may be mailed is Thursday, March 14.