Palatine Part Of Early Voting Surge In Suburban Cook Co.

PALATINE, IL — Since it started last week, early voting in suburban Cook County for the Nov. 6 election has already surpassed all the early ballots cast during the 2014 gubernatorial election, according to the county clerk's office. And the village halls for Palatine and Arlington Heights are among some of the busiest early voting sites.

Between Oct. 22 and 3:50 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30, 131,631 voters have cast early ballots, the Cook County clerk's office said. In 2014, only 128,011 people voted early.

At Palatine Village Hall, 4,653 voters have taken advantage of early voting, the seventh most among suburban Cook County sites. Arlington Heights Village Hall had the second-most voters — 5,730 — and Trickster Art Gallery in Schaumburg had the fifth-most — 4,871.

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“Our efforts in promoting Early Voting, combined with a heightened interest in many races on the ballot have brought us some truly remarkable numbers,” Cook County Clerk David Orr said in a statement Tuesday.

Six days remain for early voting. Check out Patch's Nov. 6 guide for voting hours at Palatine Village Hall and other information about the midterm election.

Here's a look at some of the other numbers tied to early voting and the upcoming election in suburban Cook County, according to the clerk's office:

• 1,587,447: Suburban Cook County voters registered for the gubernatorial election, the highest recorded number of registered voters in the area since at least 1990.
• 6,062: Most voters at a suburban Cook County early voting site, Orland Township.
• 80.4: Percentage of first-week early voters who were 50 or older.
• 60.9: Percentage of early voters who have been older than 60.
• 4.6: Percentage of early voters who have been between 18 and 29 years old.
• 54.5: Percentage of early voters who have been women.

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