Greeting Craig,

The following candidates attended one or more COAL Breakfasts, including COAL's January Breakfast dedicated to engaging with judicial candidates, themed In pursuit of Equal Protection Under the Law and the February Breakfast themed, Know Your Ballot, at which we walked through every office on the current ballot.

COAL appreciates each candidate for taking advantage of multiple opportunities to meet the community where they are. Some of the candidates also participated in an event specifically planned for millennials and GenZ'rs, providing our next generations access to those seeking to represent them.

We applaud these candidates and include them here, for your information.

Additionally, please see the below update on the March 19th Primary Election.

Finally, COAL reminds you to vote, because voting is our voice. And in the words of Mark Wallace, founder of 10X10 To Win, each of us should ensure that 10 others vote, towards maximizing our power at the polls (at a minimum, please ensure that every member of your family, including young persons turning 18 by the November election, vote in the March 19th Presidential Primary Election).

Respectfully,

COAL Board of Directors

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"The time to work seriously and collectively, to improve the state of our Community, is upon us..."

Let Us be intentional in all aspects of the Work that must be done.

Early Voting is going on in all of Chicago’s 50 Wards and every municipality in Cook County. These sites are open weekdays from 9:00am to 6pm; Saturdays from 9:00am to 5:00pm; and Sundays from 10:00am to 4:00pm. All Ward Early Voting locations and the Supersite will also be open as Vote Centers on Election Day, Tuesday, March 19, from 6:00am to 7:00pm. (Download) 

You can see all Early Voting locations and addresses by clicking here.

Early Voting sites staffed with bilingual voting officials.

Early Voting Locations | Cook County Clerk (cookcountyclerkil.gov)

Early Voting will be open Wednesday, March 13 through Friday, March 15 - 10:00am to 5:00pm at these universities:

• Chicago State University - 9501 S. King Dr.
• Northeastern Illinois University - 5500 N. St. Louis Ave.
• University of Chicago Reynolds Club - 1131 E. 57th St.

Chicago Vote Totals as of March 10, 2024 at 5:04:18 PM CDT

The Early Vote total stands at 26,127 ballots cast (with 964 Same Day Registration, 15 Provisional votes).

27,964 Vote By Mail ballots have been returned to the Board – total VBM applications stands at 172,735. 

The grand total is 54,091 ballots cast so far for the March 19, 2024 Presidential Primary Election in Chicago.

FOR COMPARISON:

As of March 8, 2020 (9 days out from the 3/17/2020 Primary Election): 56,727 ballots cast (48,628 EV, 8,099 VBM)

As of March 6, 2016 (9 days out from the 3/15/2016 Primary Election): 53,385 ballots cast (50,117 EV, 3,268 VBM)

March 17, 2020 Presidential Primary Election

1,524,598 registered voters

575,985 total ballots cast 

37.78% citywide turnout

200,268 Early Votes cast (34.77% of total ballots cast)

83,361 Vote By Mail ballots returned (*117,118 VBM applications processed) (14.47% of total ballots cast)

March 15, 2016 Presidential Primary Election

1,514,912 registered voters

810,823 total ballots cast

53.52% turnout

155,153 Early Votes cast (19.14% of total ballots cast)

26,364 Vote By Mail ballots returned (*33,953 VBM applications processed) (3.25% of total ballots cast

-provided by the Chicago Board of Elections

Cook County Early Voting Totals: Early Voting Totals | Cook County Clerk (cookcountyclerkil.gov)

-provided by Cook County Clerk (Elections)

Online voter registration has now closed in Illinois ahead of the March 19^th Presidential Primary Election. Voters who still need to register to vote, as well as file a name or address change, can still do so at any Early Voting site ahead of and on Election Day, as well as at their precinct polling place on Election Day. Voters will need to bring two forms of ID, one of those which shows their current address.

Voters can go to the Your Voter Information page to verify their voter registration status ahead of the election, see and print their sample ballot, view the locations of nearby Early Voting sites, locate their precinct polling place for Election Day, and check on the status of their Vote By Mail application.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟭𝟵 – 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗝𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 $𝟮𝟯𝟬 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮y, and interested voters can apply at

http://pollworker.chicagoelections.gov

https://www.cookcountyil.gov/service/election-judges

The Board is still seeking Spanish speaking poll workers for Election Day – Election Judges make up to $230 and can apply at pollworker.chicagoelections.gov