County Clerk Don Gray today announced that their office is mailing out a reminder
notice to approximately 9,000 voters who have requested a primary ballot through the Permanent Vote by
Mail program.

In addition to being reminded they have elected to receive their Primary ballot by mail, it also
allows them to return a form if they wish to either change the party ballot requested or the mailing address to
send the ballot. It will also allow the voter to be removed from Permanent Vote by Mail status, if they no
longer wish to receive their ballot by mail.

“It is important that in advance of mailing ballots for the upcoming March 19th Primary Election, that
our information is up to date and accurate,” said Gray. “Many voters enrolled in the Permanent Vote by Mail
program in the fall of 2020, so our office felt it necessary to remind voters they opted to receive a vote by
mail ballot and also allow them to update their information.”

Gray added that ballots for the upcoming Primary Election will be mailed beginning February 8th.
He encourages voters that do want to change the Party ballot requested, ballot mailing address or wish to no
longer receive their ballot by mail, to return the form as soon as possible and no later than January 25th. For
voters that have no changes, there is nothing that they need do at this time.

Permanent Vote by Mail was mandated in Illinois in June of 2021 by Public Act 102-0015. At this
time, Sangamon County has approximately 9,000 voters enrolled on the Permanent Vote by Mail list for
Primary Elections and 19,000 enrolled for all Elections.

If a person is interested in enrolling in Permanent Vote by Mail, applications are available on the Clerk’s
website at countyclerk.sangamonil.gov or can be requested by calling the Sangamon County Election
Office at (217) 753-8683.