ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, Ill. — Editor's note: Some polling places for the April 4 consolidated elections in Rock Island County are closed due to power outages. These locations are directing voters to the Rock Island County Clerk's Office.
Local government positions across Illinois are on the ballot for the upcoming consolidated elections on April 4.
Offices like mayors, aldermen, village trustees and school board members are up for grabs across the area, and counties are releasing information on ballots and early voting dates.
Early voting for the consolidated election begins on March 10 and is available at the County Clerk's Office Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., as well as 8 a.m. to noon on March 25 and April 1.
Grace period registration/voting, where unregistered voters can register or submit a change in address and then vote at that time, is available at the same time.
Same-day registration and voting is available on Tuesday, April 4 from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., and requires two forms of ID showing the current name and address.
Here are some notable elections for the county:
- East Moline
- Aldermen for Wards 1, 2, 4 and 6
- Hillsdale Village
- Mayor
- Clerk
- Moline
- Aldermen for Wards 1, 3, 5 and 7
- Oak Grove Village
- President
- Rock Island
- Aldermen for Wards 2, 4, 6 and 7
- Silvis
- City Clerk
- Aldermen for Wards 1, 2, 3 and 4
- School board members in:
- Carbon Cliff/Barstow #36
- Colona #190
- East Moline #37
- Erie #1
- Hampton #29
- Mercer County #404
- Moline/Coal valley #40
- Orion #223
- Riverdale #100
- Rock Island/Milan #41
- Rockridge #300
- Sherrard #200
- Silvis #34
- UTHS #30
- Black Hawk College #503
The full list of candidates for each of these positions and more can be found by clicking/tapping here.
Early voting is open at the Henry County Courthouse in the office of Election Authority Barbara Link from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday, as well as Saturday, April 1 from 8 a.m. to noon.
Grace period voting is also available at the same times.
Here are some notable elections for the county:
- Kewanee
- Mayor
- Councilmember
- Colona
- Mayor
- Aldermen for Wards 1, 2, 3 and 4.
- Galva
- Mayor
- City Clerk
- City Treasurer
- Aldermen for Wards 1, 2 and 3
- Geneseo
- Aldermen for Wards 1, 2, 3 and 4
- School board members in:
- Alwood #225
- Annawan #226
- Cambridge #227
- Colona #190
- Erie #1
- Galva #224
- Geneseo #228
- Kewanee #229
- Orion #223
- Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico #3
- R.O.W.V.A #208
- Stark County #100
- Wethersfield #230
- UTHS #30
The full list of candidates for each of these positions and more can be found by clicking/tapping here.
Early voting is open at the Mercer County Courthouse in the office of the county clerk from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday, as well as Saturday, April 1 from 8 a.m. to noon.
Grace period and in-person absentee voting are available at those same times.
Here are some notable elections for the county:
- Aledo
- Aldermen for Wards 1, 2, 3 and 4
- Keithsburg
- Alderman for Wards 1, 2 and 3
- Joy
- Village President
- Matherville
- Village Clerk
- Seaton
- Village Clerk
- Sherrard
- Mayor
- School board members in:
- Alwood #225
- Mercer County #404
- Rockridge #300
- Sherrard #200
- United #304
There are also four propositions on the ballot. Affected residents are asked to vote yes or no to the following measures:
- Sherrard Public Library District - Proposition to increase the annual public library tax rate
- Shall the annual public library tax rate for the Sherrard Public Library District, Mercer and Rock Island Counties, Illinois, be established at 0.19% of full, fair cash value instead of 0.15%, the maximum rate otherwise applicable to the next taxes to be extended?
- Buffalo Prarie Community Fire Protection District
- Shall the Buffalo Prairie Community Fire Protection District of Mercer and Rock Island Counties, Illinois levy a special tax at a rate not to exceed .40% of the value of all taxable property within the district as equalized by the Department of Revenue for the purpose of providing an
ambulance service? - Shall the maximum allowable tax rate for the Buffalo Prairie Community Fire Protection District of Mercer and Rock Island Counties, Illinois be increased from 0.30% to 0.40% of the value of all taxable property within the District as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue?
- Shall the Buffalo Prairie Community Fire Protection District of Mercer and Rock Island Counties, Illinois levy a special tax at a rate not to exceed .40% of the value of all taxable property within the district as equalized by the Department of Revenue for the purpose of providing an
- Reynolds Fire Protection District
- Shall the Reynolds Fire Protection District of Mercer and Rock Island Counties, Illinois levy a special tax at a rate not to exceed .40% of the value of all taxable property within the district as equalized by the Department of Revenue for the purpose of providing an ambulance service?
The full list of candidates for each of these positions and more can be found by clicking/tapping here.
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