Over 100K Early Voters Turn Out For 2022 Election In DuPage County

DUPAGE COUNTY, IL — As of Thursday, more than 100,000 voters had cast their ballots early in DuPage County ahead of Tuesday's 2022 general election.

Of the county's 615,962 registered voters, 106,074 had voted early, whether in person or by mail. This means 17.22 percent of voters had turned out so far, compared to 12.96 percent during this time in 2018.

Below is the breakdown of votes by mail and in person as of Nov. 3:

• In person: 53,091
• Vote-by-mail: 52,983

DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek attributes the increased numbers to mail-in votes. She said in a statement, "Promoting vote-by-mail has been key to my efforts to increase voter access in DuPage County. While the state mandated that county clerks send a permanent vote-by-mail application to all voters this year, my office mailed those applications twice, before both the primary and general elections."

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Kaczmarek added, "Over 85 percent of our mail ballot requests have been permanent, ensuring that vote-by-mail turnout will continue to grow in future elections.”

Since Oct. 24, DuPage County voters were able to cast their ballots at 22 early voting locations. DuPage County also made history ahead of this general election by becoming the first county in Illinois to allow residents to vote at any polling place in the county.