Early voting in Chicago starts today with new supersite location

Early voting begins in Chicago; new Loop polling site opens

Early voting is officially underway in Chicago. Voters can now cast their ballots ahead of Election Day — including at a brand-new polling location. FOX Chicago's Joanie Lum is in the Loop at the new site with a look at how things are going, what voters need to know before they head out, and what turnout looks like on day one.

CHICAGO - Early voting for Chicago’s March primary election began Thursday morning, with voters turning out at the city’s new downtown supersite as election officials emphasized access, safety and mail-in voting deadlines.

What we know:

Polls opened at 9 a.m. at the supersite at State and Adams streets, which replaces the former early voting location at Clark and Lake streets. Voters also can cast ballots at the Cook County Administration Building on Washington Street starting Wednesday. 

Citywide early voting will expand to sites in all 50 wards on March 2.

Any voter who lives in Chicago can vote at any of the early voting sites, no matter where they live in the city. All early voting sites are ADA-compliant and accessible to voters with disabilities, according to the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners.

Election officials also urged voters planning to vote by mail to act quickly. The deadline to request a mail-in ballot is March 12 at 5 p.m., and more than 150,000 ballots have already been sent out, according to the Chicago Board of Elections.

Voters can choose to cast their ballots in one of 12 different languages: English, Spanish, Chinese, Hindi, Polish, Korean, Tagalog, Gujarati, Urdu, Arabic, Ukrainian, and Russian. 

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