Will County, IL Elections

2022 Candidate’s Guide

PETITION CIRCULATION
First day to circulate nomination papers for established political party candidates who will file during the period March 7-14, 2022. (10 ILCS 5/2A-1.1b(b)(c); 7-10)

CANDIDATE NOMINATING PETITION PACKETS

Election Schedule

JULY

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OFFICE CLOSED - Independence Day

07/04/2022 - 07/04/2022

Provisional Voters

07/05/2022 - 07/05/2022
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Will County Clerk's Office, 302 N. Chicago St., Joliet, IL 60432

PROVISIONAL VOTERSLast day a provisional voter may submit additional information to the county clerk or board of election commissioners to verify or support their registration stat...

New Party & Independent Filing

07/05/2022 - 07/05/2022

NEW PARTY AND INDEPENDENT FILING – WITH ELECTION AUTHORITYFirst day for independent and new party candidates for county office to file original nominationpapers in the office of

Last Day: New Party & Independent Filing

07/11/2022 - 07/11/2022

NEW PARTY AND INDEPENDENT FILING – WITH ELECTION AUTHORITYLast day (by 5:00 p.m.) for independent and new party candidates for county office to file originalnomination papers in

Provisional Ballot Counting

07/12/2022 - 07/12/2022
9 a.m.
Will County Board Room, 302 N. Chicago St., 2nd Fl., Joliet IL 60432

PROVISIONAL BALLOT COUNTINGLast day for the county clerk or board of election commissioners to complete the validation andcounting of provisional ballots. (10 ILCS 5/18A-15(a))

Vote By Mail Ballot Counting

07/12/2022 - 07/12/2022
9 a.m.
Will County Board Room, 302 N. Chicago St., 2nd Fl., Joliet IL 60432

VOTE BY MAIL BALLOT COUNTINGLast day for the county clerk or board of election commissioners to complete the tabulation of vote by mail ballots that were: (1) postmarked by Electio...

Retabulation

07/14/2022 - 07/14/2022
9 a.m.
Will County Clerk's Office, 302 N. Chicago St., Joliet, IL 60432

RETABULATION PRIOR TO PROCLAMATION BY THE ELECTION AUTHORITYPrior to the canvass, in those jurisdictions where in-precinct counting equipment is utilized, the election authority sh...

Canvassing

07/19/2022 - 07/19/2022
Will County Clerk's Office, 302 N. Chicago St., Joliet, IL 60432

CANVASSINGLast day for canvassing of election results by proper canvassing board (county canvassing board or board of canvassers, does not include the State Board of Elections). (1...

First Day for Established Parties to Circulate Nominating Petitions