芝加哥提前投票扩大至全市50个选区 库克县郊区站点增至56处
芝加哥——位于伊利诺伊州库克县的芝加哥，提前投票10月19日扩大开放：芝加哥市内全部50个选区均设提前投票站，库克县郊区站点则由6处增至56处，郊区选民可任选一处投票，无需前往所属选区。
库克县书记官 Monica Gordon 表示，县内已有超过20万名选民申请邮寄选票。本次选举启用与 KNOWiNK 合作开发的「Election Lens」系统，借助美国邮政（USPS）的扫描数据与电子签到簿数据追踪邮寄选票状态。各投票站设有安全投递箱，包括与芝加哥熊队（Chicago Bears）合作设在 Soldier Field 的投递点。
提前投票与宽限期登记持续至11月2日，选举日为11月3日。芝加哥市内站点均有无障碍设施，提供12种语言的选票；邮寄选票申请截止日期为10月29日，芝加哥选举委员会位于 69 W. Washington Street, Suite 600。
在社区动员方面，伊利诺伊州移民与难民权利联盟（ICIRR）的「民主项目」今年与七家社区组织合作，动员芝加哥及郊区选民，其中包括芝加哥华人社区组织 Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community。各选区站点开放时段为工作日上午9时至下午6时、周六上午9时至下午5时、周日上午10时至下午4时；市中心两处站点（137 S. State St. 超级站与 69 W. Washington St. 选委会办公室）自10月26日起延长开放至晚7时。州长 JB Pritzker 与搭档 Christian Mitchell 10月19日与宗教领袖共同呼吁选民提前投票。本届芝加哥还将选举教育委员会成员，伊利诺伊州层面则选举联邦参议员、联邦众议员与州长等职位。
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Early Voting Expands to All 50 Chicago Wards as Suburban Cook County Sites Grow to 56
Chicago — In Chicago, a city in Cook County, Illinois, early voting expanded on October 19: early voting sites are now open in all 50 Chicago wards, and suburban Cook County sites have grown from 6 to 56, with suburban voters able to use any site rather than only their home precinct.
Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon said more than 200,000 voters in the county have requested mail ballots. The county is using a new "Election Lens" system, developed with KNOWiNK, that tracks mail ballots using USPS scanning data and e-pollbook data. Sites offer secure drop boxes, including one at Soldier Field under a partnership with the Chicago Bears.
Early voting and grace-period registration run through November 2, with Election Day on November 3. Chicago sites are ADA accessible and offer ballots in 12 languages; the mail-ballot application deadline is October 29. The Chicago Board of Elections is located at 69 W. Washington Street, Suite 600.
On community outreach, the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) is running its Democracy Project this cycle with seven partner organizations mobilizing voters in Chicago and the suburbs, including the Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community. Ward sites are open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays; the two downtown sites (the 137 S. State St. supersite and the Board of Elections office at 69 W. Washington St.) will stay open until 7 p.m. starting October 26. Governor JB Pritzker and his running mate Christian Mitchell joined faith leaders on October 19 in urging early voting. Chicago voters will also elect school board members, while Illinois ballots statewide include U.S. Senate, U.S. House and governor.
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图片来源：图：芝加哥市政厅（121 North LaSalle Street），美国历史建筑调查 HABS／国家公园管理局（公共领域）/ Photo: Chicago City Hall, Historic American Buildings Survey / National Park Service (Public Domain)
