Will You Ask for a Democratic or Republican Ballot?

The  election on St. Patrick's Day is a primary, so you must choose to vote a Republican or Democratic ballot. To make matters more confusing, t all the names are printed on the ballots --- even if the candidate has dropped out. You need to know who you want to vote for before coming to the polling place. Follow these steps to see your ballot before voting day.

Find Your Ballots

If you are in DuPage County, follow these steps to enter your address and you'll have the ballots. For this election there are Republican, and Democratic Ballots.

1. Go to the Voter Information Page on the Dupage County website: https://www.dupageco.org/VoterLookup/
2. 
   Click on the Address Tab
3. Type your address. Note:the house number includes the numbers and letter (e.g. 28w530). The "Suffix" is your street type (e.g. Street, Road).  It has to match exactly -- for mine Ln works but not Lane. Click Search.
4. Click to "View Ballot" links to get each ballot.

On this page, you can also see your polling place, all your current elected officials, and what districts you are in.

It's good to look up your own ballot, but if you want to get a quick idea of what the national ballot looks like, here are some examples. There are several different ballots for Warrenville, with minor variations at the local level.

• Republican Party Ballot - Winfield Township

• Democratic Party Ballot - Winfield Township

Just in case you don't know your polling place, it's above the Sample Ballots once you look up your address.

Now you  have your ballot and polling place  -- VOTE on Tuesday March 17,2020 from 6am until 7 pm.

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