County Clerk: Election Services
The County Clerk is the Election Authority administering elections throughout Peoria County, outside the City of Peoria. We offer election related services to candidates, political parties, press, local units of government and the general public. These services range from conducting absentee voting programs, securing polling places, recruiting, training and scheduling election judges and election workers to tabulating results and conducting the official canvass.
County residents who are registered to vote may vote early at the Peoria County Clerk's Office in the Peoria County Courthouse, 324 Main Street, Room 101, Peoria, Illinois from February 27, 2012 until March 15, 2012. Weekday hours at the County Clerk's Office are 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Early Voting hours at the County Clerk's Office on Saturdays and Sundays are 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.
Early Voting will also be available at different sites throughout the County. To view a list of the available sites, please click on the Early Voting link below.
Early Voting for City of Peoria residents who are registered to vote is available at the Board of Election Commissioners' Office, 542 S.W. Adams, Peoria, Illinois (corner of Walnut and Adams), from February 27, 2012 until March 15, 2012. The hours at the Commission are 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday and 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Early Voting will also be available at the Care and Treatment Board, 2016 N. Knoxville Avenue, Peoria, Illinois (corner of Knoxville and Frye), and at Illinois Central College - North, 5407 N. University, Peoria, Illinois, Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. and Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.
A government issued photo ID or College photo ID is required to vote early.
Statements of Economic Interests
Beginning January 1, 1994, persons required to file a Statement of Economic Interests include all elected and appointed officials and local government employees who have authority to authorize the expenditure of public funds, execute contracts and issue licenses and permits. The Illinois Attorney General has ruled that lists of required filers must be certified by the local unit of government to the County Clerk for the county where the local unit of government's principal office is located. All candidates seeking public office must file a current Statement of Economic Interests with the County Clerk in the same year they file candidate's petitions and attach a receipt for such filings with their petitions. Get a Statement of Economic Interests form from your local election official or the Office of the County Clerk.