Early Voting in April 1 Election Begins Thursday

Effingham County Clerk Michelle Kollmann has announced that voters can cast a ballot prior to the Consolidated Election on April 1, beginning Thursday, February 20.

Early Voting will be conducted in the Benwood Conference Room, 1st Floor, of the Effingham County Office Building at 101 North Fourth Street in Effingham.

Illinois State Statutes prohibit a person who voted during early voting from voting at the polls on Election Day. The votes cast during the early voting time period will not be tabulated until after the polls close on Election Day.

For the April 1, 2025 Consolidated Election, Early Voting will be conducted from Thursday, February 20 through Monday, March 31 from 8am to 4pm and Saturday, March 29 from 8am to 12 noon.

For more information, contact the Effingham County Clerk's Office at 217-342-6535, countyclerk@effinghamcountyil.gov or 101 North Fourth Street, Suite #201, Effingham, IL 62401. 

Offices to be filled in the April 1 election include certain municipal offices, township officials, park district board members, school board members, community college board members, and others. The overall sample ballot can be viewed on the Effingham County Clerk website.