'Vote Anywhere' Launches In DuPage County During 2022 Primary

DUPAGE COUNTY, IL — On Tuesday's general primary election, DuPage County became the first county in Illinois to give residents a "Vote Anywhere" option. With this option, residents can cast their ballots at any of the 263 polling places throughout DuPage County, instead of being restricted to the polling place in their precinct.

“Now voters may cast their ballot conveniently at a polling place near their job or school, instead of rushing to or from their home precinct,” DuPage County Clerk Kaczmarek said in a news release.

Kaczmarek added, “Best of all, DuPage voters will no longer be turned away on Election Day for being in the wrong polling place in the county.”

The "Vote Anywhere" option comes after DuPage County received a Hart InterCivic Verity paper ballot voting system in late 2021. These machines make it possible to print ballots on demand, Kaczmarek explained.

“Two developments late in 2021 combined to create “Vote Anywhere” Election Day. In October, our office purchased the new Hart Verity complete print-on-demand voting system, so we no longer need to stockpile pre-printed ballots at polling places for just three or four precincts. After check-in, each voter now receives their freshly printed ballot on site. In November, the Illinois General Assembly passed legislation allowing each county to set up multiple vote centers where residents from all over the county can vote outside their home polling places on Election Day."

Kaczmarek concluded,“I’m gratified to bring our citizens so many ways to vote. I want the people of DuPage County to have so many voting options that they’re practically tripping over them. Voting has never been easier, more convenient, or more secure. Now that everything is in place, I’m urging registered voters to take advantage of it and exercise their precious right to vote.”

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