Ballot Tracking To ‘Increase Voter Confidence’ In Election: Clerk

KANE COUNTY, IL — With a record number of mail-in ballots expected to be cast during this year’s election, Kane County is offering voters a way to track their ballots from the mailbox to election officials’ hands.

BallotTrax notifies voters about the status of their ballots at each step of the process, from the ballots being mailed out to when they are accepted by election officials, according to a news release.

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Voters who sign up for the service on the Kane County Clerk’s website can choose to receive notifications by call, text or email.

Kane County Clerk John Cunningham said the service will make the vote-by-mail process easier and more transparent while increasing voters’ confidence in the system.

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“Being able to the track the status of their own ballot through the mail process will help to reassure voters that their ballot was received by the clerk’s office and was not lost in the mail,” Cunningham said.

Cunningham’s office started mailing ballots on Sept. 24 to those who requested them. Kane County voters can request a mail-in ballot until Oct 29, but Cunningham has urged voters not to wait until then.

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Kane County voters can cast their mail-in ballots by placing them in their personal mailboxes or by taking them to one of three drop boxes set up by election officials. The drop boxes will be located at the Kane County Clerk’s office in Geneva, its Aurora satellite office and Elgin City Hall.

Residents can complete their early voting at the clerk’s Geneva office or visit any of the following locations, starting Oct. 19:

• Kane County Clerk’s Satellite Office — 5 E. Downer Place, Aurora
• Vaughan Athletic Center — 2121 W. Indian Trail, Aurora
• Batavia City Hall — 100 N. Island Ave., Batavia
• Kane County Branch Court — 530 S. Randall Road, St. Charles

A mobile voting unit will be set up from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the following locations:

• Oct. 19-20 — Jewel-Osco — 119 S. Randall Road, Batavia
• Oct. 19-21 — Jewel-Osco — 1952 W. Galenva Boulevard, Aurora
• Oct. 21 — Jewel-Osco — 652 Kirk Road, St. Charles
• Oct. 22-23 — Prisco Community Center — 150 W. Illinois Ave., Aurora
• Oct. 26-27 — Phillips Park Stover Center — 1000 Ray Moses Dr., Aurora
• Oct. 28 — North Aurora Police Department — 200 S. Lincolnway St., North Aurora

For more information and a detailed schedule for early voting locations, click here.

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