Information on the April 1, 2025 Consolidated Election

Information on the April 1, 2025 Consolidated Election

Four, four-year term Board of Education seats are up in District 70 in the April 1, 2025, Consolidated Elections. Board seats up for election include those currently held by Angela Balang, Jennifer Khan, Brian Lawton, and Travis McGhee.

The following dates are for the 2025 Consolidated Election to be held on April 1, 2025. The dates included in this abbreviated calendar are not comprehensive of all dates surrounding the election and do not include all relevant details. For additional details and statutory references for any of the dates in this calendar, please consult the 2025 Election and Campaign Finance Calendar (elections.il.gov).

TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2024

  • Petition Circulation
    • First day to circulate nomination papers (must include original sheets signed by voters and circulators) for independent and new political party candidates in municipalities and townships, and nonpartisan candidates for township and municipal libraries, road districts, library districts, park districts, school boards, community college boards, the Fox Waterway Agency, regional boards of school trustees, and fire protection districts, who file between November 12-18, 2024. (90 days preceding the last day to file nomination papers).

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2024

  • Consolidated Election Nomination Filing – First Day
    • First day for filing original nomination papers in the office of the local election official.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2024

  • Consolidated Election Nomination Filing – Last Day
    • Last day for filing original nomination papers in the office of the local election official.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2024

  • Last Day to File Objections to Nomination Papers
    • Last day for filing objections to nomination papers of candidates who filed during the November 12-18, 2024, filing period.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2024

  • Last Day to File Petitions for Questions of Public Policy
    • Last day for filing petitions (must include original sheets signed by voters and circulators) for referenda for the submission of questions of public policy (local).

THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 2025

  • First Day to Submit Vote by Mail Applications
    • First day for any registered voter within the confines of the United States to submit an application by mail or in person to the election authority for an official vote by mail ballot. Please note that mailing and delivery of ballots does not begin until Friday, March 7, 2025.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2025

  • Last Day to File Objections to Petitions for Questions of Public Policy
    • Last day to file objections to petitions for referenda for the submission of questions of public policy (local). Objections to petitions for local referenda are filed with the same office in which the original petitions were filed.

MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2025

  • Last Day for Resolutions for Public Questions
    • Last day for local governing boards to adopt a resolution or ordinance to allow a binding public question to appear on the ballot.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2025

  • Write-In Candidate Filing Deadline
    • Last day a person may file a notarized Declaration of Intent to be a write-in candidate with the proper election authority or authorities.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2025

  • Vote by Mail Ballots – UOCAVA
    • First day for the election authority to mail ballots to persons in the United States Service, their spouse, and/or their dependents of voting age, citizens temporarily residing outside the territorial limits of the United States and nonresident civilians.

TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 2025

  • Voter Registration Closes
    • Last day for voters to register by mail or with a deputy registrar. Grace period registration and voting available at the office of the election authority.

FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2025

  • Early Voting Begins at County Clerk's Office
    • First day for early voting at the office of the election authority.
  • Voting by Mail Begins
    • First day for the election authority to mail an official ballot to a voter who has applied for a vote by mail ballot.

SUNDAY, MARCH 16, 2025

  • Online Voter Registration Closes
    • Last day for voters to register online with the State Board of Elections.

MONDAY, MARCH 17, 2025

  • Early Voting Begins County-wide
    • First day for early voting throughout Lake County.

THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2025

  • Last Day to Mail Vote by Mail Ballots
    • Last day for the election authority to receive, by mail, an application for a vote by mail ballot and mail that ballot to the voter. (Note: 1. An earlier deadline is applicable to UOCAVA voters; 2. In-person applications are still accepted until March 31, 2025)

MONDAY, MARCH 31, 2025

  • Last Day for Early Voting
    • Last day for early voting for the 2025 Consolidated Election.

TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2025

  • Consolidated Election Day