VOTING BEGINS TODAY

Early voting and voting by mail starts today. From the N-G:

Ready, set, vote: Early balloting for March 20 primary begins today
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But voting will begin today in Champaign, Vermilion, Piatt and Douglas counties, authorities said Wednesday.

Registered voters also can vote by mail, Champaign County Clerk Gordy Hulten noted, by calling his office at 217-384-3724, by emailing his office at mail@champaigncountyclerk.com or by filling out a request to vote by mail form on the county clerk's website.

No excuse is needed to vote early, Hulten said.

"Voters can begin voting today, by mail or in person, for any reason and take advantage of the convenience," he said.

For now, early voting in Champaign County is available only at the county clerk's office at 1776 E. Washington St., Urbana, between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Voting hours and locations will expand the week before the election, though. The county clerk's office will be open until 7 p.m. every weeknight. And eight other remote voting sites will open on March 13, a week before Election Day, and will offer early voting the Saturday and Sunday before Election Day.

Handy links from our own Election information page:

Upcoming Elections:
Primary: March 20, 2018
General: November 6, 2018

Your Sample Ballots / Your Voter Registration Information (available now!): https://www.champaigncountyclerk.com/elections/voter-information

Vote by Mail (applications and submissions available now): https://www.champaigncountyclerk.com/elections/vote-by-mail

Early Voting Information (already started): https://www.champaigncountyclerk.com/elections/early-voting

More voter information for registration, voting, and Candidate Guide from the Champaign County Voter Alliance

And from the Champaign County Clerk today:

https://twitter.com/ChampCtyClerk/status/954035527925288975

https://twitter.com/ChampCtyClerk/status/961606782161489920