Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Assistance for Early Voting
During Early Voting in all of Chicago's 50 Wards, the Chicago Board of Elections staffs as many Early Voting sites as possible with bilingual election officials fluent in Spanish, Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Tagalog, or Polish.
Early Voting bilingual poll worker assignments for the March 19th Presidential Primary Election are listed on the Early Voting webpage.
All Early Voting sites have touchscreen voting machines and audio ballots in 12 languages: English, Spanish, Chinese (audio in Mandarin dialect), Hindi, Korean, Tagalog, Polish, Gujarati, Urdu, Ukrainian, Arabic, and Russian.
Please note: 51 Early Voting sites will also be open on Election Day as ward vote centers from 6:00am to 7:00pm.
Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Assistance for Election Day
Ahead of every election, the Chicago Board of Elections releases a list of wards and precincts that will receive Limited English Proficiency (LEP) assistance for Election Day. These precinct polling places will have assigned bilingual poll workers and paper ballots in Spanish, Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Tagalog, and Polish.
Click here for a list of LEP Precinct Polling Places for the March 19th Primary Election
Please note: On Election Day, Chicago voters must go to their assigned precinct polling place or to any of the 51 sites open as a ward vote center on Election Day from 6:00am to 7:00pm. A voter cannot vote in a precinct polling place other than their own assigned location (or at a ward vote center) on Election Day.
By request, a voter can choose to receive a paper ballot in the language offered at the precinct.
Every precinct polling place in Chicago has a touchscreen voting machine and audio ballot in 12 languages: English, Spanish, Chinese (audio in Mandarin dialect), Hindi, Korean, Tagalog, Polish, Gujarati, Urdu, Ukrainian, Arabic, and Russian.
Voters with limited English proficiency also have the right to bring an interpreter to help them understand and cast a ballot. LEP voters can choose who they want to help them, except the person cannot be the voter’s employer or labor union representative.
Bilingual Poll Workers
Ahead of every Election, the Chicago Board of Elections recruits Election Judges who are bilingual in English and either Spanish, Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Tagalog, and Polish.
Judges make up to $230 for the day and can apply at: pollworker.chicagoelections.gov/
The Chicago Board of Elections also recruits bilingual Early Voting Officials to serve at one of 51 sites across Chicago. Election Officials assigned to work at an Early Voting site perform similar duties as Election Judges, but for the full duration of the Early Voting through Election Day. Officials make $17 per hour and can apply for the position by clicking here.