Politics & Government
Geneva Voter Guide: 2021 Local Elections
Here's everything you need to know about voting in the 2021 Consolidated Election in Geneva.
GENEVA, IL — April 6 is Election Day again in Geneva; but that doesn’t mean you’ll have to wait until then to cast your ballot, with numerous early voting locations now open throughout Kane County.
Early voting opened across the county on March 22 and will run through April 5. Voters do not need to give a reason why they cannot make it to the polls on Election Day. They only need to fill out an application at the early voting site.
Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Election Day.
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Check to see if you are registered to vote by heading to the Illinois State Board of Elections website. The law requires registered voters to keep their name and address current, and you will not be able to vote in the election if you are not properly registered.
Registered voters in Kane County who do not have a voter's registration card or who have a question regarding their registration, should contact the Clerk's Office at 630-232-3400 (Geneva) or 630-232-5950 (Aurora satellite office).
State laws require early voters to provide a valid photo ID to an election official before receiving a ballot to vote early. Valid forms of ID include a current driver's license, a driver's license of state ID, university/college ID or another government-issued ID with a photo, such as a passport.
Kane County is set to open more than two dozen early voting locations — including several in the Geneva area — for residents to cast their ballots ahead of the April 6 election.
Seven locations are serving as permanent locations for early and grace-period voting through April 5, and there will be eight alternative voting locations that will each be open for several days, according to Kane County Clerk John Cunningham.
Election officials will also set up mobile voting locations at 10 locations across Kane County before Election Day, including seven Jewel-Osco stores.
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Check out the map below to find more details on where and when you can vote early in Kane County.
Request A Mail-In Ballot
The last day to request a mail ballot, including military and overseas voters is April 1. The last day for mail ballots to be postmarked is April 6.
If you are returning your vote-by-mail ballot by mail, it must be postmarked by Election Day and received no later than April 20.
Your ballot can be returned to the election authority by mail or delivered in person. In-person delivery can be by either the voter or by any person authorized by the voter.
If delivered, the ballot must be received by the election authority prior to the polls closing at 7 p.m. April 6. If mailed, it must be postmarked by Election Day.
What's On The April 6 Ballot
You can check out who is on your ballot by entering your address into the Kane County sample ballot locator.
The Geneva mayoral race sits at the top of the ballot for voters in the city. Tom Simonian is again seeking to unseat Mayor Kevin Burns, after falling short with his 2017 bid for the office.
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There are no declared candidates for races for Geneva city clerk and treasurer.
Geneva voters will also elect several aldermen to represent them on the City Council.
Each of the five candidates running for City Council is unopposed: Michael Bruno (Ward 1), Richard Marks (Ward 2), Becky Hruby (Ward 3), Amy Mayer (Ward 4), Robert Swanson (Ward 5). Bruno, Marks, Hruby and Swanson are incumbents.
Most voters will also see races for Geneva Township offices on their ballots.
Incumbent Supervisor J. Patrick Jaeger and incumbent Clerk Geoffrey Carreiro are running unopposed to keep their seats. Alex Fritz and Michael Abts also face no opponents in their campaigns for assessor and highway commissioner, respectively.
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Four are seeking four open seats on the Geneva Township Board of Trustees: Sharon Brazill, John Connolly, Robert Kovacs and Scott Queen. All are incumbents.
John Frankenthal is the only candidate seeking a seat on the Geneva Park District Board of Commissioners.
Four candidates are running for four seats on the Geneva District 304 Board of Education: Taylor Egan, Dan Choi, Tamatha “Tammie” Meek, Jacqueline Forbes.
Mark Adams, Zachary Craft and Arad Chaim Boxenbaum are running for three open seats on the Geneva Board of Library Trustees, but there are no candidates to fill an unexpired term on the board.
Three races for the Kane County Regional Board of School Trustees also appear on Geneva-area ballots, though only one has a declared candidate. Winfried Cordell Cooper Jr. is running for a six-year term on the board.
Four candidates — Rebecca Oliver, Patrick Kelsey, Giselle Gonzalez and Sandra Gonzalez — are running for two open seats on the Waubonsee Community College Board of Trustees. Oliver and Kelsey are incumbents.
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