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Clerk urges voters to mail ballots early, recommends March 10 deadline to ensure postmark
Summary
Iroquois County election official told the finance committee that local ballots are routed to Champaign for postmarking and urged voters to mail ballots early, recommending March 10 to help ensure a timely postmark ahead of election day.
The Iroquois County clerk told the committee that vote-by-mail logistics require voters to mail ballots well before election day to ensure they receive a processing postmark.
Speaker 5 explained that ballots mailed from local post offices must travel to Champaign to be postmarked and that local pick-up schedules can delay the postmarking step. "We want your vote to count. Please make sure your ballot is postmarked no later than election day," Speaker 5 said, adding, "We recommend doing this no later than 03/10/2026." The clerk said early voting is scheduled to begin Feb. 5 and that vote-by-mail ballots will be mailed as soon as certification issues are resolved.
The clerk said the office will insert a blue reminder inside vote-by-mail packets explaining the postmark guidance and will issue press releases and radio notices to encourage early mailing or hand‑delivery to a local post office for a clerk-applied handstamp when necessary.
Next steps: clerk's office to send vote-by-mail packets with the blue reminder and to issue public notices about the recommended mailing timeline.
