Chicago expands Early Voting to all 50 wards ahead of November 3 Midterm Election
The Chicago Board of Election Commissioners will expand Early Voting to all 50 Chicago wards beginning Monday, October 19, providing voters with additional opportunities to cast their ballots ahead of the November 3, 2026, Midterm General Election.
According to Kimico Mehta, South Asian Outreach representative for the Chicago Board of Elections, the expansion will make early voting more accessible to residents across the city, with multilingual voting assistance and services for voters with disabilities.
The Board will mark the launch with a press conference at 10 a.m. Monday, October 19, at the Chicago Voting SuperSite, located at 137 S. State Street, at the corner of State and Adams streets. Doors will open for press conference attendees at 8:30 a.m. Chairwoman Marisel A. Hernandez will provide election updates in English and Spanish and discuss accessibility and language services available to voters.
Early Voting in all 50 wards will continue through November 2. Hours will be 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays.
The downtown Voting SuperSite will also remain open, with weekday hours extended until 7 p.m. from October 26 through November 2. The Chicago Board of Elections office at 69 W. Washington Street, on the sixth floor, will offer additional Early Voting opportunities during the same period, with weekday hours also extending to 7 p.m. during the final week.
University Early Voting locations will operate October 28–30, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at selected campuses, including Chicago State University, Northeastern Illinois University and the University of Chicago.
Multilingual Voting Services
The Board of Elections will provide several services to help voters participate in the election. All Early Voting locations are ADA-compliant and accessible to voters with disabilities. Multilingual election officials will be assigned to designated locations.
Printed ballots will be available in Spanish, Chinese, Hindi, Polish, Korean and Tagalog. Touchscreen voting equipment and audio ballots will be available at every Early Voting site, Election Day precinct polling place and Vote Center in 12 languages: English, Spanish, Chinese (Mandarin audio), Hindi, Korean, Tagalog, Polish, Gujarati, Urdu, Ukrainian, Arabic and Russian.
Voter registration and updates to existing registration information will also be available during Early Voting and on Election Day. Residents registering or updating their information in person should check the current identification requirements at chicagoelections.gov.