Early Voting for April Election Underway Today

Voters can cast a ballot prior to the Consolidated Election on April 1 beginning today.

Effingham County Clerk Michelle Kollmann said Early Voting will be conducted in the Benwood Conference Room, 1st floor, of the Effingham County Office Building at 101 North 4th Street in Effingham.

Illinois State Statutes prohibit a person who votes 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 Consolidated Election, Early Voting will be conducted from today through Monday, March 31 from 8am to 4pm weekdays and Saturday, March 29 from 8am to noon.

For more information for Effingham County voters, contact the Effingham County Clerk's office at 217-342-6535, countyclerk@effinghamcountyil.gov or 101 North 4th Street, Suite 201, Effingham, IL 62401.

The election will decide municipal officers in most communities, township officers, multi-township assessors, park district officers, library district officers, educational service region trustees, school board members, community college board trustees, and fire protection district trustees.

The overall sample ballot is now on the Effingham County Clerk website.