Wednesday, October 30, 2024
In this Issue: It’s “GO” Time … GOTV (Get Out The Vote) Time ● Registered Voters Have Until 5:00pm Tomorrow to Request a Vote-by-Mail Ballot! ● Countywide Early Voting Continues Through Saturday with Select Locations Open on Sunday and Monday ● From Now Until November 5, There Can Be No Let Up to Get Out the Vote (GOTV)! ● A Load Off My Mind ● Lake County Democrats Election Night Party ● Now’s the Time to Display Yard Signs for Our Lake County Democratic Candidates ● ICYMI—Do You Have Your Lake Dems Voter Guide? ●vUpcoming Events
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It’s GO Time … GOTV (Get Out The Vote) Time
It’s GO time … GOTV (Get Out The Vote) time. There’s so much at stake and you can make the difference by helping to get out the vote for our Democratic candidates in Lake County. Click here to knock doors, pass out voter guides at polling places, and more. There’s a lot to do. We need all hands on deck. Let’s get out the vote, and let’s win!
–Lake Dems
Registered Voters Have Until 5:00pm Tomorrow to Request a Vote-by-Mail Ballot!
The Lake County Clerk’s office must receive your completed request by 5:00pm on Thursday, October 31. It may take up to five days to get to you. You can return it via USPS if postmarked by 7:00pm on Election Day. The USPS must postmark your ballot by 7:00pm on Election Day. Click here to complete your request.
Note: Most post offices close before the polls do. You’ll need a plan to make sure your ballot will be accepted if you miss the post office. There are six 24-hour drop boxes that will be available until 7:00pm on Election Day, November 5.
Countywide Early Voting Continues Through Saturday with Select Locations Open on Sunday and Monday
Countywide early voting for the November 5, 2024, election continues through Saturday, November 2, with select locations open on Sunday, November 3, and Monday, November 4. Lake County voters can take advantage of an expanded list of early voting sites, allowing them to cast their ballots at a time and place that best suits their schedule. For a complete list of early voting hours and locations, click here or use the Early Voting Site Finder tool online, to locate your most convenient early voting site.
| Note: The only sites with open hours on Sunday, November 3, and Monday, November 4, are the following: |
| Avon Twp, 433 E. Washington St., Round Lake Park |
| Ela Area Public Library, 275 Mohawk Trl., Lake Zurich |
| Highwood Library & Community Center, 102 Highwood Ave., Highwood |
| Jane Addams Center/Bowen Park, 95 Jack Benny Dr., Waukegan |
| Lake County Main Courthouse Lobby, 18 N. County St., Waukegan |
| Mundelein HS West District Office, 1500 W. Hawley St., Mundelein |
| North Chicago City Hall, 1850 Lewis Ave., North Chicago |
From Now Until November 5, There Can Be No Let Up to Get Out the Vote (GOTV)!
By Steven Gan
This is it, everyone—we’re in the home stretch of a marathon to save our democracy. Every single one of us should ask ourselves, “Have I done enough? Is there still more I can do?”
I know for myself I have made a to-do list that contains the following:
- I’ll get to one of the Lake Dems GOTV events to door knock, phone bank, text bank, or pass out voter guides at polling places.
- I’ll call my relatives and friends again to make sure they have voted early or to remind them where to vote, whether before or on Election Day.
- I’ll continue to do more canvassing, even if I can only get one more person to tell me they will vote for Democrats up and down the ballot.
This will be a very exhausting week, but you know what? I’ll sleep next week when the results come in and Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are our next president and vice president, and all the rest of our Lake County Democratic candidates are elected.
A Load Off My Mind
By Melanie Francisco
What I love most about my country is that I have the right to vote. Every year, I have a chance to change or keep the same the way my government is run. I don’t have to be on board with anyone else’s idea of what is. I am perfectly free to disagree about what is best for me and how I would like my community to be in the future. It is what I fundamentally love most about being an American.
This year, for a lot of reasons, I have been called to be out of state on Election Day. But because I live in such a great state, I made a plan to vote early and I did. It’s a real load off of my mind. My plan to vote included getting a mail-in ballot, filling it out, and dropping it off at one of the local drop boxes, which was on my way to do some of my errands. Easy peasy. No big deal. Except that it IS.
It means that no matter how crazy my life gets, I can sleep soundly knowing that I have exercised my privilege to vote. Many people have worked hard, fought hard, to get and keep this precious right I have. And I am so happy that I had a chance to have my say.
Maybe you have a mail-in ballot sitting on the kitchen table, waiting to be filled out. No worries, you have plenty of time between now and Nov. 5 to fill it out and return it.
Or perhaps you like voting early in person. There are many sites up and running all over Lake County. We are fortunate that voting has been made simple and easy. So make a plan to vote today, if you have not. Your voice matters. Make sure it counts!
Lake County Democrats Election Night Party
| When: | Tuesday, November 5, 2024 Starting when polls close at 7:00pm |
| Where: | 28 Mile Distilling Company, 454 Sheridan Rd., Highwood |
| What: | Join us to celebrate Democratic wins throughout Lake County and all of our hard work! Free admission. Open to Democrats. |
Now’s the Time to Display Yard Signs for Our Lake County Democratic Candidates
(We can deliver to Lake County and the 10th Congressional District)
Displaying a yard sign lets your neighbors know who you support and gives our candidates more visibility. We’re continuing to place yard signs, and this is our final push. Click here to get your free yard signs for our countywide and other local candidates — with free delivery too!
Interested in a Harris-Walz sign? We’re asking for a minimum of $3.50 per sign (our cost), though more is welcome. Free delivery for these signs as well.
Get your yard signs and let’s win! – lakedems.org/yardsigns
–Lake County Democrats
ICYMI (In Case You Missed It)
82 Nobel-Prize Recipients in Science Fields Endorse Harris
Upcoming Events
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 30
Lake Dems REV (Reach Every Voter) Project Phone Bank in Prairie View. 6:00pm, Prairie View address provided upon RSVP.
SATURDAY, NOV. 2
GOTV With Lake Villa Dems Saturday. 10:00am, Grayslake.
Fremont Dems Day of Action Saturday. 2:00pm, Mundelein.
SUNDAY, NOV. 3
GOTV Lake Villa Dems Sunday. 10:00am, Grayslake.
Day of Action for Sara Knizhnik for Lake County Board District 18. 12:00pm, Buffalo Grove.
Fremont Dems Day of Action Sunday. 2:00pm, Mundelein.
TUESDAY, NOV. 5 – Election Day!!
Lake County Democrats Election Night Party. 7:00pm, Highwood.
For the complete list of Upcoming Events, go to lakedems.org/events.
Click here to submit your event for consideration.
How Do I Join Lake County Democrats?
Lake County Democrats is made up of people like you, people who are passionate about building better communities and a better world. We’re a grassroots political organization, working with Democrats in all parts of Lake County – from Antioch to Highland Park, Libertyville to Waukegan, Barrington to Zion. Become a member online now (individual: $35/couples $60 – though more is always appreciated), or send a check payable to Lake County Democrats to P.O. Box 671, Lake Zurich, IL 60047. Questions? Contact info@lakedems.org.
