Eligibility Requirements for Illinois

To be eligible to vote, you must be:

• A U.S. citizen
• At least 18 years of age by Election Day (17 years old to vote in a General Primary if you will be 18 by the following General Election)
• Have been a resident of the precinct at least 30 days prior to Election Day
• Not be serving a sentence of confinement in any penal institution as a result of any conviction
• Not be registered to vote elsewhere