Hampshire, Illinois Public Records

Illinois residents can register online at https://ova.elections.il.gov, in person at the Kane County Clerk's office, at Illinois Secretary of State Driver Services facilities when handling license transactions, or by mail using a downloadable form. Registration deadlines fall 16 days before an election for online and mail submissions. Grace period registration begins 15 days before Election Day and continues through Election Day itself at the election authority offices, early voting sites, and polling places, though grace period registrants must provide two forms of ID showing current address. Acceptable identification includes a driver's license, state ID, or the last four digits of a Social Security number. The village holds municipal elections for Village President and Village Trustees on the consolidated election schedule. Illinois consolidated municipal elections occur on the first Tuesday in April during odd-numbered years; the next Hampshire municipal election is April 1, 2025. Voters elect a Village President and six Village Trustees who serve staggered four-year terms, with three seats contested every two years. Candidate information, local ballot questions, and sample ballots appear on the Kane County Clerk's website before elections. Residents can locate their assigned polling place using the lookup tool at www.kanecountyclerk.org or by calling the Elections Division. Illinois law (10 ILCS 5) makes various election records public: voter registration information such as name and address is available for legitimate election purposes, though full dates of birth and other restricted data remain protected. Campaign finance disclosure reports for candidates and political committees are searchable through the Illinois State Board of Elections at www.elections.il.gov. Twenty of 59 Illinois Senate seats will be contested depending on district rotation. Kane County Board seats, judicial retention questions for sitting judges, and county offices such as Kane County Clerk, Recorder, and Treasurer may appear on the ballot depending on term schedules, along with potential ballot measures at state, county, or local levels. The Illinois Governor and U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Hampshire voters are published by the Illinois State Board of Elections (https://www.elections.il.gov/).S. Illinois offers voting by mail for all voters without requiring an excuse. Vote-by-mail applications can be submitted online through the Kane County Clerk's website, by mail, or in person. Applications must be received by the Thursday before Election Day for the ballot to be mailed, though in-person requests at the Clerk's office can be made through the day before the election. Voted mail ballots must be postmarked by Election Day and received within 14 days after the election to be counted. Early voting is available at the Kane County Clerk's office and designated sites throughout Kane County for approximately 40 days before each election, including weekends.