{"id":29481,"date":"2026-02-02T10:04:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T16:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=29481"},"modified":"2026-02-02T10:07:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T16:07:39","slug":"illinois-primary-election-early-voting-begins-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/29481-illinois-primary-election-early-voting-begins-thursday\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Primary Election Early Voting Begins Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Effingham County Clerk Michelle Kollmann has announced that voters can cast a ballot prior to the March 17, 2026 General Primary Election beginning Thursday February 5.<\/p>\n<p>Early Voting will be conducted in the Benson Wood Room, 1st Floor, of the Effingham County Office Building at 101 N. Fourth Street in Effingham.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>For the March 17, 2026 General Primary Election, Early Voting will be conducted from Thursday, February 5, 2026 through Monday, March 16, 2026 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Saturday, March 14, 2026 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (noon).<\/p>\n<p>For more information contact the Effingham County Clerk\u2019s office at 217-342-6535, countyclerk@effinghamcountyil.gov , or 101 N Fourth Street, Suite #201, Effingham, IL 62401.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Republican and Democratic specimen ballots are now on the County website.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.effinghamcountyil.gov\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.effinghamcountyil.gov&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1770133091165000&amp;usg=AOvVaw28Vnqjb9aDdZUFxbLYagMi\">www.effinghamcountyil.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below are the offices that will be on the ballot.\u00a0 There are also two non-binding public questions on the ballot.\u00a0 These are listed on each specimen.<\/p>\n<p>LOCAL OFFICES<\/p>\n<p>COUNTY-WIDE OFFICES: COUNTY CLERK, COUNTY TREASURER, COUNTY SHERIFF, COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ASSESSMENTS<\/p>\n<p>COUNTY BOARD MEMBERS: A, B, E, H<\/p>\n<p>PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSONS<\/p>\n<p>FEDERAL OFFICES<\/p>\n<p>UNITED STATES SENATOR<\/p>\n<p>REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS&#8211;ALL DISTRICTS<\/p>\n<p>STATEWIDE OFFICES<\/p>\n<p>GOVERNOR\/LT. GOVERNOR<\/p>\n<p>ATTORNEY GENERAL<\/p>\n<p>SECRETARY OF STATE<\/p>\n<p>STATE COMPTROLLER<\/p>\n<p>STATE TREASURER<\/p>\n<p>ILLINOIS STATE SENATOR&#8211;51ST AND 54TH DISTRICTS<\/p>\n<p>REPRESENTATIVES IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY&#8211;102ND, 107TH, 110TH DISTRICTS<\/p>\n<p>JUDICIAL OFFICES<\/p>\n<p>REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Effingham County Clerk Michelle Kollmann has announced that voters can cast a ballot prior to the March 17, 2026 General Primary Election beginning Thursday February 5. 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