Vote before Election Day

Staff Report

The Rockford Board of Election Commissioners announces that the period for absentee or early voting for the Nov. 6 General Election begins Sept. 27.

To vote by mail, call (815) 987-5750, e-mail info@rockfordboe.org, or go to the website (www.voterockford.com), print an application for ballot, complete the application and mail it to 301 S. Sixth St., Rockford 61104. Absentee voting will run through Nov. 1.

To vote in person from Sept. 27 through Nov. 5, you must go to the Rockford Board of Election office at 301 S. Sixth St. and be prepared to show a government-issued photo ID. Office hours for voting are: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays; 9 a.m. to noon, Saturdays, Sept. 29, Oct. 6, 13, 27 and Nov. 3.

For more about voting before Election Day, call the office at (815) 987-5750 or visit the website at www.voterockford.com.

Winnebago County residents who reside outside the city limits of Rockford must contact the Winnebago County Clerk’s Office at (815) 319-4252.

From the Sept. 26-Oct. 2, 2012, issue