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zh Hon. William A. Yoder Republican 11th Judicial Circuit Court Judge McLean County < Back EXPERIENCE 11th Judicial Circuit Judge, McClean County, 2018 - Present (Appointed 2018 / Elected 2018) Associate Judge, 11th Judicial Circuit, 2011 - 2018 (Appointed 2011 / Reappointed 2015) State's Attorney, McClean County, 2002 - 2011 Private Practice, 1985 - 2002 EDUCATION Undergraduate: Purdue University, B.S. - 1982 Law School: University of Illinois at Chicago John Marshall Law Schoo, J.D. - 1985 RATINGS/RECOMMENDATIONS Illinois State Bar Association and 11th Circuit Joint Judicial Advisory Polls: William A. Yoder: Recommended Criteria Score Meets Requirements Of Office 93.33 Integrity 94.62 Impartiality 88.76 Legal Ability 96.81 Temperament 90.43 Court Management 98.92 Health 98.90 Sensitivity 91.46 Number of Respondents 96 CAMPAIGN FINANCE Top Donors: Donor Amount Donated Latest Date of Donation Bill Yoder $26,122.59 Mar 01, 2005 All-Brite Signs $15,000.00 Feb 10, 2004 Varney Reception $4,905.00 Nov 15, 2007 Stephen W. Snyder $3,231.80 Mar 07, 2004 Daniel Rich $3,200.00 Apr 22, 2005 Read more on Illinois Sunshine → https://illinoissunshine.org/ How Judicial Advisory Polls Work In counties outside of Cook, ISBA conducts an advisory poll. The poll is conducted by email and mail and is sent to all ISBA members in the circuit or district from which a candidate seeks election or a judge seeks retention. Licensed attorneys who are not members of ISBA, or any attorney outside the circuit or district may request a ballot. Participants of the poll are asked to evaluate each candidate only if they have professional knowledge of the candidate(s) that enables them to make an informed evaluation. Ballots are confidential and returned inside a ballot envelope which is mailed in a Teller envelope. A certification slip stating that the participant read and understood the instructions of the poll is signed in order for the ballot to be counted. Candidates and judges are rated "recommended" or "not recommended" based on whether respondents agree that the candidate "meets acceptable requirements for the office." Those receiving 65 percent or more "yes" responses to that question are rated "recommended" and those receiving less than 65 percent are rated "not recommended." Opinions expressed in the poll are of those attorneys who chose to respond and do not reflect the opinion of the Illinois State Bar Association or the opinion of all Illinois attorneys. Following are the questions asked on the poll. Please note that questions on Temperament and Court management differ for those seeking a judicial vacancy and those seeking retention. Clarification of those differences are noted below. Meets Requirements of Office: (Recommendation) Considering the qualifications of the candidate, do you believe this candidate meets acceptable requirements for the office? Integrity Adhere to the high standards of integrity and ethical conduct required of the office? Impartiality Act and rule impartially and free of any predisposition or improper influence? Legal Ability Have adequate legal experience, knowledge, and ability? Temperament for a judicial vacancy: Exercise appropriate temperament with courtesy, consideration, firmness, fairness, patience and dignity? for judicial retention: Exercise the judicial temperament to serve with appropriate courtesy, consideration, firmness, fairness, patience and dignity? Court Management for a judicial vacancy: Attends to all professional responsibilities including the management of cases/clients, and completes work in a prompt and skillful manner? for judicial retention: Diligently and promptly attend to the duties of the office and assure the steady progress of court business? Health Have the physical, mental and emotional health, stamina and stability needed to perform judicial duties? Sensitivity to Diversity and Bias Conducts self and deals with others appropriately to reduce or eliminate conduct or words which manifest bias based on race, gender, national origin, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation or socio-economic status against parties, witnesses, counsel or others?

Supreme Court Justice Appellate Court Justice Circuit Court Judge Associate Judge Illinois’s highest Court Administrative & Supervisory Authority over all Illinois courts Appeals from Appellate Courts 7 Justices for 5 Districts District 1 (Cook County) - 3 Justices Districts 2-5 - 1 Justice apiece Qualifications United States Citizen Resident of represented district Licensed to practice Law in Illinois Appointed by other Supreme Court Justices Fulfill midterm vacancy Removal, Retirement, Resignation, Not Retained, Death Must run for election next election cycle - Primary and General Elected to 10 year term by popular vote in partisan election Retention election every 10 years Non-competitive & Non-partisan election 60% retention vote needed Appeals from Circuit Courts 54 Justices for 5 Districts District 1 (Cook County) 6 Divisions - 24 Justices Districts 2-5 (101 counties) - 30 Justices Qualifications United States Citizen Resident of represented district Licensed to practice Law in Illinois Appointed by other Supreme Court Justices Fulfill midterm vacancy Appointment, Removal, Retirement, Resignation, Not Retained, Death Must run for election next election cycle - Primary and General Elected to 10 year term by popular vote in partisan election Retention election every 10 years Non-competitive & Non-partisan election 60% retention vote needed Preside over civil and criminal cases Small claim cases to contractual disputes to domestic relations to criminal felonies. 25 Judicial Circuits with 63 Subcircuits 7 single county circuits Cook - 18 Subcircuits Dupage (18th Circuit) - 7 Subcircuits Kane (16th Circuit) - 4 Subcircuits Lake (19th Circuit) - 12 Subcircuits McHenry (22nd Circuit) - 4 Subcircuits St. Clair (20th Circuit) Will (12th Circuit) - 5 Subcircuits 18 multi-county circuits (2 to 12 counties) 3rd Circuit (Madison & Bond) 4 Subcircuits 7th Circuit ( Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Morgan, Sangamon and Scott) 7 Subcircuits 17th Circuit (Winnebago & Boone) 2 Subcircuits Approximately 500 Judicial Circuit Court Judges Qualifications United States Citizen Resident of circuit/subcircuit Licensed to practice law in Illinois Appointed by Supreme Court Justices Fulfill midterm vacancy Appointment, Removal, Retirement, Resignation, Not Retained, Death Must run in next election cycle Elected to 6 year term by popular vote in partisan election Retention election every 6 years Non-competitive & Non-partisan election 60% retention vote needed Preside over any non-felony case - assigned by Chief Judge or designated judicial circuit court judge Felon Cases (> 1 yr imprisonment) must be authorized by Supreme Court 25 Judicial Circuits with 63 Subcircuits Same as Judicial Circuit Court Justices Approximately 400 Judicial Circuit Court Associate Judges Number per Circuit dependent on population Qualifications United States Citizen Resident of circuit/subcircuit Licensed to practice law in Illinois Appointed by Circuit Court or Supreme Court Justices Must be reappointed every 4 years

2026 General Primary Election Calander The following dates are for the 2026 General Primary Election to be held on March 17, 2026. Dates Activity August 5, 2025 Petition Circulation Begins for the General Primary Election October 27, 2025 First Day to File Nomination Papers for the General Primary Election November 3, 2025 Last Day to File Nomination Papers for the General Primary Election November 10, 2025 Last Day to File Objections to Nomination Papers for General Primary Election December 15, 2025 Last Day to File Petitions for Public Questions for the General Primary Election December 17, 2025 First Day to Submit Vote by Mail Applications for the General Primary Election December 22, 2025 Last Day to File Objections to Petitions for Public Questions for the General Primary Election December 29, 2025 Last Day for Resolutions for Public Questions for the General Primary Election January 8, 2026 Ballot Certification Deadline for the State Board of Elections to certify candidates to be included on the 2026 General Primary Election ballot. January 8, 2026 Public Question Certification for the General Primary Election January 14, 2026 Ballot Certification Deadline – County Clerk January 15, 2026 Write-In Candidate Filing Deadline for the General Primary Election January 30, 2026 Vote by Mail Ballots Mailed Out – Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act February 5, 2026 Early Voting Begins for the General Primary Election February 5, 2026 Voting by Mail Begins for the General Primary Election February 17, 2026 Close of Voter Registration February 18, 2026 Grace Period Registration and Voting Begins for the General Primary Election March 1, 2026 Close of Online Voter Registration for the General Primary Election March 12, 2026 Last Day to Mail Vote by Mail Ballots for the General Primary Election March 16, 2026 Last Day for Early Voting for the General Primary Election March 17, 2026 General Primary Election 2026 General Election Calander

Candidates for the 12th Judicial Circuit Court 2nd Subcircuit Jennifer M. Lynch Democratic Party General Election Winner 54.36% (32,789 of 60,316 votes) Read More Katie Rabenda Republican Party 45.64% (27,527 of 60,316 votes) Read More

Who is up for election for Illinois Appellate Courts Illinois Appellate Court Districts Back to Maps The 1st District Appellate Court The First District Appellate Court has 24 justices and is divided into six divisions. It is located in Chicago. The First District Court hears cases appealed from the trial courts in Cook County. 2026 Election Info The 2nd District Appellate Court The Second District Appellate Court has 7 justices and is located in Elgin. The Second District Court hears cases appealed from the trial courts of 4 Judicial Circuits in 5 counties: Circuits (Counties) - 16th (Kane), 19th (Lake), 22nd (McHenry), 23rd (DeKalb & Kendall) 2026 Election Info The 3rd District Appellate Court The Third District Appellate Court has 7 justices and is located in Ottawa. The Third District Court hears cases appealed from the trial courts of 4 Judicial Circuts in 7 counties: Circuits (Counties): 12th (Will), 13th (Bureau, Grundy & LaSalle), 18th (DuPage), 21st (Iroquois & Kankakee) 2026 Election Info The 4th District Appellate Court The Fourth District Appellate Court has 10 justices and is located in Springfield. The Fourth District Court hears cases appealed from the trial courts of 8 Judicial Circuits in 41 counties: Circuits (Counties) - 7th (Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Morgan, Sangamon & Scott), 8th (Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Mason, Menard, Pike & Schuyler), 9th (Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Knox, McDonough & Warren), 10th (Marshall, Peoria, Putnam, Stark & Tazewell), 11th (Ford, Livingston, Logan, McLean & Woodford), 14th (Henry, Mercer, Rock Island & Whiteside), 15th (Carroll, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle & Stephenson), 17th (Boone & Winnebago) 2026 Election Info The 5th District Appellate Court The Fifth District Appellate Court has 8 justices and is located in Mt. Vernon. The Fifth District Court hears cases appealed from the trial courts of 8 Judicial Circuits in 48 counties: Circuits (Counties) - 1st (Alexander, Jackson, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski, Saline, Union & Williamson), 2nd (Crawford, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jefferson, Lawrence, Richland, Wabash, Wayne & White), 3rd (Bond & Madison), 4th (Christian, Clay, Clinton, Effingham, Fayette, Jasper, Marion, Montgomery & Shelby), 5th (Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Edgar & Vermilion), 6th (Champaign, DeWitt, Douglas, Macon, Moultrie & Piatt), 20th (St. Clair), 24th (Monroe, Perry, Randolph & Washington) 2026 Election Info Back to Maps

Who is up for retention in Illinois 12th Judicial Circuit Court? 12th Judicial Court Hon. Vincent F. Cornelius Democrat 12th Judicial Circuit Court Judge At Large Information Hon. David Garcia Democrat 12th Judicial Circuit Court Judge At Large Information

m Hon. Chris Bauer Democrat 3rd Judicial Circuit Court Judge Madison County Back EXPERIENCE 3rd Judicial Circuit Judge, 2018 - Present (Elected 2018) State's Attorney, Bond County, 2000 - 2018 EDUCATION Undergraduate: Information is not available Law School: Information is not available RATINGS/RECOMMENDATIONS Illinois State Bar Association and 3rd Circuit Joint Judicial Advisory Polls: Chris Bauer: Recommended Criteria Score Meets Requirements Of Office 97.75 Integrity 96.63 Impartiality 95.56 Legal Ability 96.67 Temperament 96.67 Court Management 96.63 Health 97.73 Sensitivity 97.62 Number of Respondents 94 CAMPAIGN FINANCE Top Donors: No information available at this time Read more on Illinois Sunshine → https://illinoissunshine.org/ Previous How Judicial Advisory Polls Work In counties outside of Cook, ISBA conducts an advisory poll. The poll is conducted by email and mail and is sent to all ISBA members in the circuit or district from which a candidate seeks election or a judge seeks retention. Licensed attorneys who are not members of ISBA, or any attorney outside the circuit or district may request a ballot. Participants of the poll are asked to evaluate each candidate only if they have professional knowledge of the candidate(s) that enables them to make an informed evaluation. Ballots are confidential and returned inside a ballot envelope which is mailed in a Teller envelope. A certification slip stating that the participant read and understood the instructions of the poll is signed in order for the ballot to be counted. Candidates and judges are rated "recommended" or "not recommended" based on whether respondents agree that the candidate "meets acceptable requirements for the office." Those receiving 65 percent or more "yes" responses to that question are rated "recommended" and those receiving less than 65 percent are rated "not recommended." Opinions expressed in the poll are of those attorneys who chose to respond and do not reflect the opinion of the Illinois State Bar Association or the opinion of all Illinois attorneys. Following are the questions asked on the poll. Please note that questions on Temperament and Court management differ for those seeking a judicial vacancy and those seeking retention. Clarification of those differences are noted below. Meets Requirements of Office: (Recommendation) Considering the qualifications of the candidate, do you believe this candidate meets acceptable requirements for the office? Integrity Adhere to the high standards of integrity and ethical conduct required of the office? Impartiality Act and rule impartially and free of any predisposition or improper influence? Legal Ability Have adequate legal experience, knowledge, and ability? Temperament for a judicial vacancy: Exercise appropriate temperament with courtesy, consideration, firmness, fairness, patience and dignity? for judicial retention: Exercise the judicial temperament to serve with appropriate courtesy, consideration, firmness, fairness, patience and dignity? Court Management for a judicial vacancy: Attends to all professional responsibilities including the management of cases/clients, and completes work in a prompt and skillful manner? for judicial retention: Diligently and promptly attend to the duties of the office and assure the steady progress of court business? Health Have the physical, mental and emotional health, stamina and stability needed to perform judicial duties? Sensitivity to Diversity and Bias Conducts self and deals with others appropriately to reduce or eliminate conduct or words which manifest bias based on race, gender, national origin, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation or socio-economic status against parties, witnesses, counsel or others?

Who is up for election ourside of the Cook County judicial Circuit Courts? Illinois Judicial Circuits (Outside of Cook County) Back to Maps 1st Judicial Circuit The First Judicial Circuit Court includes 9 counties: Alexenander (Cairo, IL) Jackson (Murphysboro,IL) Johnson (Vienna,IL) Massac (Metropolis, IL) Pope (Golconda, IL) Pulaski (Mound City, IL) Saline (Harrisburg, IL) Union (Jonesboro,IL) Williamson (Marion, IL) Circuit Website Back to Maps 2nd Judicial Circuit The Second Judicial District includes 12 counties: Crawford (Robinson, IL) Edwards (Albion, IL) Franklin (Benton, IL) Gallatin (Shawneetown, IL) Hamilton (McLeansboro, IL) Hardin (Elizabeth, IL) Jefferson (Mount Vernon, IL) Lawrence (Lawrenceville, IL) Richland (Olney, IL) Waash (Mr. Carmel, IL) Wayne (Fairfield, IL) White (Carmi, IL) Circuit Website Back to Maps 3rd Judicial Circuit The Third Judicial Circuit includes 2 counties: Bond (Greenville, IL) Madison (Edwardsville, IL) Circuit Website Back to Maps 4th Judicial Circuit The Fourth Judicial Circuit includes 9 counties: Christian (Taylorville, IL) Clay (Louisville, IL) Clinton (Carlyle, IL) Effingham (Effingham, IL) Fayette (Vandalia, IL) Jasper (Newton, IL) Marion (Salem, IL) Montgomery (Hillsboro, IL) Shelby (Shelbyville, IL) Circuit Website Back to Maps 5th Judicial Circuit The Fifth Judicial Circuit includes 5 counties: Clark (Marshall, IL) Coles (Charleston, IL) Cumberland (Toledo, IL) Edgar (Paris, IL) Vermillion (Danville, IL) Circuit Website Back to Maps 6th Judicial Circuit The Sixth Judicial Circuit includes of 6 counties: Champaign (Urbana, IL) DeWitt (Clinton, IL) Douglas (Tuscola, IL) Macon (Decatur IL) Moultrie (Sullivan, IL) Piatt (Monticello, IL) Circuit Website Back to Maps 7th Judicial Circuit The Seventh Judicial Circuit includes 6 counties and 7 subcircuits: Greene / Subcircuit 5 (Carrolton, IL) Jersey / Subcircuit 7 (Jerseyville, IL) Macoupin / Subcircuit 6 (Carlinville, IL) Morgan / Subcircuit 3 (Jacksonville, IL) Sangamon / Subcircuit 1 & Subcircuit 2 (Springfield, IL) Scott / Subcircuit 4 (Winchester, IL) Circuit Website Back to Maps 8th Judicial Circuit The Eighth Judicial Circuit includes 8 counties: Adams (Quincy, IL) Brown (Mt. Sterling, IL) Calhoun (Hardin, IL) Cass (Virginia, IL) Mason (Havana, IL) Menard (Petersburg, IL) Pike (Pittsfield, IL) Schuyler (Rushville, IL) Circuit Website Back to Maps 9th Judicial Circuit The Ninth Judicial Circuit includes 6 counties: Fulton (Lewistown, IL) Hancock (Carthage, IL) Henderson (Oquawka, IL) Knox (Galesburg, IL) McDonough (Macomb, IL) Warren (Monmouth, IL) Circuit Website Back to Maps 10th Judicial Circuit The Tenth Judicial Circuit includes 5 counties: Marshall (Lacon, IL) Peoria (Peoria, IL) Putnam (Hennepin, IL) Stark (Toulon, IL) Tazewell (Pekin, IL) Circuit Website Back to Maps 11th Judicial Circuit The Eleventh Judicial Circuit includes 5 counties: Ford (Paxton, IL) Livingston (Pontiac, IL) Logan (Lincoln, IL) McLean (Bloomington, IL) Woodford (Eureka, IL) Circuit Website Back to Maps 12th Judicial Circuit The Twelfth Judicial Circuit includes 1 county that is divided into 5 subcircuits : Will (Joliet, IL) Circuit Website Back to Maps 13th Judicial Circuit The Thirteenth Judicial Circuit includes 3 counties: Bureau (Princeton, IL) Grundy (Morris, IL) LaSalle (Ottawa, IL) Circuit Website Back to Maps 14th Judicial Circuit The Fourteenth Judicial Circuit includes 4 counties: Henry (Cambridge, IL) Mercer (Aledo, IL) Rock Island (Rock Island, IL) Whiteside (Morrison, IL) Circuit Website Back to Maps 15th Judicial Circuit The Fifteenth Circuit includes 5 counties: Carroll (Mt. Carroll, IL) Jo Daviess (Galena, IL) Lee (Dixon, IL) Ogle (Oregon, IL) Stephanson (Freeport, IL) Circuit Website Back to Maps 16th Judicial Circuit The Sixteenth Judicial Circuit includes 1 county that is divided into 4 subcircuits: Kane (Geneva, IL and St. Charles, IL) Circuit Website Back to Maps 17th Judicial Circuit The Seventeenth Judicial Circuit includesj 2 counties and is divided into 2 subcircuits: Boone (Belvedere, IL) Winnebago (Rockford, IL) Circuit Website Back to Maps 18th Judicial Circuit The Eighteenth Judicial Circuit has 1 county that is divided into 7 subcircuits: DuPage (Wheaton, IL) Circuit Website Back to Maps 19th Judicial Circuit The Nineteenth Judicial Circuit has 1 county that is divided into 12 subcircuits: Lake (Waukegan, IL) Circuit Website Back to Maps 20th Judicial Circuit The Twentieth Judicial Circuit has 1 county: St. Clair (Belleville, IL) Circuit Website Back to Maps 21st Judicial Circuit The Twenty-first Judicial Circuit includes 2 counties: Irroquois (Watseka, IL) Kankakee (Kankakee, IL) Circuit Website Back to Maps 22nd Judicial Circuit The Twenty-second Judicial Circuit has 1 county that is divided into 4 subcircuits: McHenry (Woodstock, IL) Circuit Website Back to Maps 23rd Judicial Circuit The Twenty-third Judicial Circuit includes 2 counties: DeKalb ( Kendall Circuit Website Back to Maps 24th Judicial Circuit The Twenty-fourth Judicial Circuit includes 4 counties: Monroe (Waterloo, IL) Perry (Pinckneyville, IL) Randolph (Chester, IL) Washington (Nashville, IL) Circuit Website Back to Maps

Cook County Circuit Court General Election Injustice Watch Judicial Guide Race Results At Large (D) Pablo F. Decastro - 71.63% (R) Tien H. Glaub - 28.37% At Large (D) Corinne C. Heggie - 100% At Large (D) Sarah Johnson - 100% At Large (D) Deidre M. Dyer - 100% At Large (D) Arlene Y. Coleman-Romeo - 100% At Large (D) Neil Cohen - 100% At Large (D) Edward Joseph Underhill 100% At Large (D) Debjani 'Deb' Desa i - 100% At Large (D) Jennifer Patricia Callahan - 100% At Large (D) James S. Murphy-Aguilú - 100% At Large (D) Chloe Georgianna Pedersen - 100% 3rd Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Lucy Vazquez-Gonzalez - 100% 3rd Subcircuit of Cook County (D). Pat Heery - 100% 4th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Michael M. Chvatal - 100% 4th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Philip Fowler - 100% 4th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Koula A. Fournier - 100% 5th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Yolanda Harris Sayre - 100% 7th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Owens J. Shelby - 100% 8th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Loveleen Ahuja - 100% 10th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Caroline Glennon-Goodma n - 100% 10th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) James V. Murphy - 100% 11th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Dawn Gonzalez - 100% 11th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Audrey Victoria Cosgrove - 100% 12th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Alon Stein - 54.98% (R) Maria Mccarthy - 45.02% 12th Subcircuit of Cook County (D). Frank J. Andreou - 56.16% (R) Pamela Curran Smith - 43.84% 12th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) James "Jack" Costello - 57.96% (R) Matthew Taylor - 42.04% 13th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Ralph E. Meczyk - 100% 13th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Mary Sevandal Cohen - 100% 14th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Griselda Vega Samuel - 100% 14th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Stephanie Kathryn Miller - 100% 15th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Luciano "Lou" Panici, Jr - 100% 15th Subcircuit of Cook County (D). John A. Fairman - 100% 16th Subcircuit of Cook County (D). Pedro Fregoso, Jr - 100% 16th Subcircuit of Cook County (D). Cecilia Abundis - 100% 17th Subcircuit of Cook County (D). Rivanda Doss Beal - 100% 17th Subcircuit of Cook County (D). Lloyd James Brooks - 100% 18th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Jeffery G. Chrones - 100% 18th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) John Hock - 54.03% (R) Lynn Terese Palac - 45.97% 19th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Bridget Colleen Duignan - 100% 20th Subcircuit of Cook County (D) Nadine Jean Wichern - 100%

Candidate for the 13th Judicial Circuit Court LaSalle County Hon. Todd L. Martin Democratic Party General Election Winner 100% (39,747 of 39,747 votes) Read More

2026 General Election Calander The following dates are for the 2026 General Election to be held on November 3, 2026. Dates Activity February 25, 2026 Petition Circulation Begins for the General Election May 18, 2026 First Day to File Nomination Papers for the General Election June 2, 2026 Last Day to File Objections to Nomination Papers for the General Election August 3, 2026 Last Day to File Petitions for Public Questions for the General Election August 5, 2026 First Day to Submit Vote by Mail Applications for the General Election August 10, 2026 Last Day to File Objections to Petitions for Public Questions for the General Election August 17, 2026 Last Day for Resolutions for Public Questions for the General Election August 21, 2026 Ballot Certification Deadline for State Board of Elections August 27, 2026 Ballot Certification Deadline – County Clerk August 27, 2026 Public Question Certification for the General Election September 3, 2026 Write-In Candidate Filing Deadline for the General Election September 18, 2026 Vote by Mail Ballots Mailed Out – Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act September 24, 2026 Early Voting Begins for the General Election September 24, 2026 Voting by Mail Begins for the General Election October 6, 2026 Close of Voter Registration October 7, 2026 Grace Period Registration and Voting Begins for the General Election October 18, 2026 Close of Online Voter Registration for the General Election October 29, 2026 Last Day to Mail Vote by Mail Ballots for the General Election November 2, 2026 Last Day for Early Voting for the General Election November 3, 2026 General Election Day for 2026

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