City of Bloomington Board of Election Commissioners
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March 17, 2026 General Primary Write-in Candidates

  • 2026 GENERAL PRIMARY ELECTION
    TUESDAY,
    March 17th, 2026
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    March 24th
    (10 ILCS 5/18A-15(d))
    Last day a provisional voter may submit additional information to the election authority to verify or
    support the voter’s registration status. Materials must be received by this date.
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    March 31st
    (10 ILCS 5/19-8)
    Last day for the election authority to complete the tabulation of vote by mail ballots that were:
    1) Postmarked by Election Day, and were received after the close of the polls on Election Day,
    but not later than 14 days after the election
    2) Not postmarked, but did have a certification date prior to the Election Day on the certification
    envelope, and were received after the close of the polls on Election Day, but not later than
    14 days after the election
    3) Not postmarked, but did have an intelligent mail barcode tracking system that verifies the
    envelope was mailed no later than Election Day, and received not later than 14 days after
    the election
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    April 7th
    (10 ILCS 5/7-56, 18A-
    15(a))
    The board of election commissioners shall transmit a tabulated statement of the returns to the
    county clerk. Last day for the election authority to canvass election results
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    2026 Election Calendar for more dates and details pertaining to the 2026 Primary and General Elections.

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    Bloomington Election Commission
    121 N. Main St. 1st Floor
    Bloomington, IL 61701
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    Bloomington Election Commission
    P.O. Box 2400
    Bloomington, IL 61702-2400
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    Ph: 309-888-5136
    becvote@bloomingtonelectionsil.gov

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