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Kane Clerk issues 50,706 early, mail-in ballots for Nov. 5 general election

John Cunningham: ‘The lines are long for early voting’

By Brenda Schory
Lauren Behnke Warehouse Coordinator for the Kane County Clerk explains how the ballot is scanned into the white machine and then dropped into this secure cabinet while setting up for early voting machines Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024 in Geneva.

Lauren Behnke Warehouse Coordinator for the Kane County Clerk explains how the ballot is scanned into the white machine and then dropped into this secure cabinet while setting up for early voting machines Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024 in Geneva. (Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com/Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com)

The Kane County Clerk’s Office issued 50,706 early and by mail ballots for the Nov. 5 general election with 15,200 of them returned, Kane County Clerk John Cunningham said.

The numbers are from the daily tally as of Oct. 10, records show.

“They (totals) are changing every day. It did slow down and then pick up after the debate with the two vice presidential candidates. Now it’s coming in trickles,” Cunningham said.

Early voting began Sept. 26 only at the clerk’s office, 719 S. Batavia Ave., Building B, Geneva, and at the satellite office, 5 E. Downer Place, Aurora.

The tally for early voting was 5,240, according to the clerk’s records.

The clerk’s office issued ballots to 15 grace period voters. Grace period registration is an extension of the regular registration deadline.

People who did not register to vote by Oct. 8 may use the grace period registration to register to vote. The grace period goes from Oct. 9 through election day, Nov. 5, according to the clerk’s website, clerk.kanecountyil.gov.

The 50,706 ballots issued include military – both domestic and overseas – overseas civilian, permanent nonpartisan and permanent vote by mail.

The total also includes those voting through the Uniformed and Overseas Citizen Absentee Voting Act, which covers military overseas and domestic voters.

Records show 22,751 voters pulled a Democratic ballot in the primary, 16,062 pulled nonpartisan ballots and 11,893 pulled Republican ballots.

Cunningham said there still are thousands of voters out there.

“They will be coming in closer to the last day,” he said. “People wait to the last day.”

Permanent early and grace period voting started Oct. 21 at the clerk’s office; the Aurora satellite office; Kane County Branch Court, 530 S. Randall Road, St. Charles; Campton Community Center, 5N082 Old LaFox Road, Campton Hills; Batavia City Hall, 100 N. Island Ave.; Sugar Grove Public Library, 125 S. Municipal Drive; and Town and Country Library, 320 E. North St., Elburn. The full list of voting locations for permanent early and grace period and mobile voting are on the clerk’s website clerk.kanecountyil.gov.

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