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Chicago-Area Early Voting Expands, Mail Tracking Added

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Early voting expands Monday across all 50 Chicago wards and 56 suburban Cook County sites, with additional locations opening in several other Illinois counties. McHenry County is adding 11 sites to its existing Woodstock location, and Madison County is adding a site in Highland. Chicago voters can vote early at any city site; officials urge voters to check local schedules and rules. Cook County is introducing enhanced mail-ballot tracking with more detailed progress updates, including postal-service information. The online voter-registration deadline is Sunday, and mail-ballot requests are due Oct. 29, though Illinois residents can still register and vote on Election Day. No Kings rallies in Chicago and Evanston urged residents to turn protest energy into voter turnout ahead of the Nov. 3 election.

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Hundreds of students from North Carolina A&T, UNC Greensboro and Bennett College marched about 45 minutes to vote after the Guilford County Board of Elections denied early-voting sites on the A&T and UNCG campuses. Students and organizers said the long, difficult trip—including crowded lines—would not deter them from voting and was a protest over access to the ballot.

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Oregon and Utah counties have sent vote-by-mail ballots for the Nov. 3 election, with Oregon voters able to return them by mail or at official drop boxes. In Bexar County, Texas, officials advise voters to use the required $1.11 postage and return ballots early, while noting ballots with insufficient postage will still be delivered.

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