The DuPage County Clerk’s office, after consultation with local and state agencies, is announcing a series of actions being taken to respond to the impact of the COVID-19 Coronavirus on the administration of the 2020 primary election.
 
Election judge pay is being increased for this election from $130 to $200 for Election Day and from $10 per hour to $15 per hour for Early Voting judges.  DuPage County has suffered an ongoing and increasing loss of election judges over the past week and is in great need of additional workers.  Displaced college students and service industry workers are especially encouraged to apply at:
https://www.dupageco.org/Election/JudgeApplication/
 
Seventeen Election Day polling places are being relocated to the DuPage County Fairgrounds at 2015 Manchester Rd. in Wheaton.  In compliance with official guidance received from the Illinois Department of Public Health, no long-term care or senior living facilities will be used as Election Day polling locations.  Election Division staff has been collaborating all week with the affected facilities to provide vote-by-mail ballots to their residents and avoid the need for members of vulnerable populations to interact with the general public on Election Day.  This list of affected polling places can be found at:
https://www.dupageco.org/election/
 
Polling Place Closings

• Beacon Hill, Lombard
• Bloomingdale Horizon
• Bridgeway of Bensenville
• Brookdale Lisle
• The Community House, Hinsdale
• Fifth Avenue Station, Naperville
• Lacey Creek Supportive Living, Downers Grove
• Lexington Square of Elmhurst
• Lexington Square of Lombard
• Mayslake Village, Oak Brook
• Oak Trace, Downers Grove
• Outreach Community Center, Carol Stream
• Windsor Park, Carol Stream
• Wood Glen Senior Residences, West Chicago
• Woodridge Horizon Senior Living, Woodridge
• Wyndemere Retirement Community, Wheaton
• Orchard Brook Community Center, Downers Grove

 
In compliance with Governor Pritzker’s guidance to expand Early Voting hours, the Clerk’s Election Division office and Early Voting site at 421 N. County Farm Rd. in Wheaton will remain open until 8:00 pm every night from Friday until Monday.  Voters can vote in person or receive an absentee paper ballot at the Election Division office and can also continue to utilize the County’s other eleven Early Voting locations between now and Monday.  A list of all Early Voting locations and their respective hours can be found at:
https://www.dupageco.org/earlyvoting/
 
Additional daily cleaning procedures have been in place at the County Clerk’s office for the past two weeks, supplies of hand sanitizer provided to polling places have been increased, and the office remains in close consultation with state and local agencies regarding recommended health and cleaning procedures and assistance obtaining additional supplies.
 
The DuPage County Clerk’s office will continue to respond to ongoing developments as this public health situation unfolds and will provide notice of any additional actions at our website.  Voters are encouraged to check https://www.dupageco.org/election/ regularly for any additional updates.
 
Jean Kaczmarek
DuPage County Clerk