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title: How accessible is voting in Evanston?
url: https://evanstonvoterguide.com/explainers/accessible-voting/
updated: 2026-10-16
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# Accessible voting

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Short answer

Every Cook County polling place has at least one accessible touch-screen voting machine with audio, plus a seated voting booth and hand-held magnifiers. [1]

## Getting help

You can bring someone to help you, or ask for help from two election judges, one from each party. Both sign an affidavit. [1]

## Curbside voting

If your polling place is not accessible, you can vote curbside. The Cook County Clerk asks voters to request it at least a week before Election Day at (312) 603-0929. [1] The legal deadline is close of business the day before the election: April 5, 2027 for the April 6 election. [2]

Cook County also opens Election Day vote centers, where any voter in its jurisdiction can vote, with curbside voting. [2]

## Voting by mail

Voters who are blind or print-disabled can request an accessible mail ballot at (312) 603-0976. [3]

## Questions

Cook County’s disability coordinator: (312) 603-0944. [1]

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## Sources

1. Cook County Clerk — Polling place services — https://www.cookcountyclerkil.gov/elections/ways-to-vote/voting-accessibility-and-assistance/polling-place-services
2. Illinois State Board of Elections — 2027 Election & Campaign Finance Calendar (via Running for Office) — https://www.elections.il.gov/RunningForOffice.aspx?MID=rOlNCTNZd9A%3D
3. Cook County Clerk — Visually impaired and print-disabled voters — https://www.cookcountyclerkil.gov/elections/ways-to-vote/vote-mail/visually-impaired-and-print-disabled-voters