Early Voting For 2021 Primary Starts Thursday In Kane County

KANE COUNTY, IL — Early voting for the Feb. 23 primary election is set to get underway in Kane County on Thursday, about two months after the 2020 general election.

Voters in Aurora Township, Dundee Township, Elgin Township and Campton Hills can vote starting Thursday at the Kane County Clerk’s offices. Early voting continues through Feb. 22, the day before the primary.

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Early voting is available from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays from Jan. 14 to Feb. 5 at the clerk’s offices at 5 E. Downer Place in Aurora and at the county’s main government building in Geneva.

Fire Station 93 in Carpentersville and the Elgin Township building will serve as early voting locations starting Feb. 8, while several mobile voting units will also be available.

Early Voting - Mobile Locations (open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

• Feb. 8-10 — Jewel-Osco, 1952 W. Galena Boulevard, Aurora
• Feb. 11-12 — Prisco Community Center, 150 W. Illinois Ave., Aurora
• Feb 15-16 — Jewel-Osco, 1660 Larkin Ave., Elgin
• Feb. 17-18 — Jewel-Osco, 1250 W. Main St., West Dundee

Kane County Clerk John Cunningham said the primaries will only be held in areas where parties have chosen to hold a primary election or where several candidates are contesting. Not all office will appear on the primary ballots, Cunningham said in a news release.

Cunningham is encouraging residents to take advantage of early voting at his office to “help limit crowds on Election Day.”

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“We also have the possibility of snow and ice during a February election,” Cunningham said in the release. “Voting early allows you to select the day of choice to go out and vote, rather than running the risk of a snowstorm on Election Day.”

Primary Races

AURORA TOWNSHIP - Democratic ballot
Supervisor: William "Bill" Catching vs. Alex Arroyo
Clerk: Penny "Cassidy" Alexander vs. Juan Thomas
Highway Commissioner: Juan Reyna vs. Kevin A. Hale
Trustee (vote for four): Dolores M. Hicks, Juanita T. Wells, Bonnie Lee Kunkel, David W. Moore, Nadia Kanhai, Sam Nunez, Sharain “Sherry” Spears, Jennifer Jaquez-Fearday, Nelly Venecia

DUNDEE TOWNSHIP - Democratic ballot
Trustee (vote for four): Trisha Calabrese, June D. Keibler, Susan F. Harney, Devin McCrate, Jenni Lee Schiavone

DUNDEE TOWNSHIP - Republican ballot
Highway Commissioner: Gerald Stephen Harvel vs. Christopher Kempf

ELGIN TOWNSHIP - Democratic ballot
Supervisor: Franklin F. Ramirez vs. Brenda Rodgers
Highway Commissioner: Jose Bosque vs. James "Jimmy" Shales

ELGIN TOWNSHIP - Republican ballot
Supervisor: Ken Bruderle vs. Mark Bialek

VILLAGE OF CAMPTON HILLS - Nonpartisan
Trustee (vote for three): Ed Muncie, James McKelvie, Michael D. Millette

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