芝加哥提前投票10月26日起市中心投票点延长至晚7时，提供中文及多语言服务
伊利诺伊州库克县芝加哥市的提前投票10月26日起进入延长时段。据《芝加哥时报》报道，芝加哥全市50个选区的提前投票站自10月19日全面启动，工作日投票时间为上午9时至下午6时，周六为上午9时至下午5时，周日为上午10时至下午4时，10月26日至11月2日期间市中心投票点工作日延长至晚上7时。
市中心的两个投票点分别为州街与亚当斯街交界处以及位于西华盛顿街69号6楼的芝加哥选举委员会办公室，后者在10月26日至11月2日期间工作日同样延长至晚上7时。芝加哥选举委员会表示，所有提前投票地点均符合无障碍标准，在指定投票地点将安排多语言工作人员协助选民，并提供包括中文在内的多种语言选票；每一个提前投票地点、大选日投票站及芝加哥投票中心都将提供触屏投票设备及12种语言的语音选票，其中包括中文普通话语音。
提前投票期间，选民还可办理选民登记或更新登记资料。11月3日大选日当天，芝加哥全市1291个投票区将全部开放，时间为上午6时至晚上7时。
Chicago Early Voting: Downtown Sites Extend to 7 p.m. From October 26, With Chinese and Multilingual Services
Early voting in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, entered its extended-hours phase on October 26. According to the Chicago Chinese Times, early voting sites in all 50 Chicago wards opened fully on October 19; weekday hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and from October 26 to November 2 the downtown voting sites extend weekday hours to 7 p.m.
The two downtown sites are at State and Adams streets and the Chicago Board of Elections office on the sixth floor of 69 W. Washington Street; the latter likewise extends weekday hours to 7 p.m. from October 26 to November 2. The Chicago Board of Elections said all early voting locations meet accessibility standards, multilingual staff will assist voters at designated sites, and ballots are provided in multiple languages including Chinese; every early voting location, Election Day polling place and the Chicago vote center will offer touchscreen voting machines and audio ballots in 12 languages, including Mandarin Chinese audio.
During the early voting period, voters can also register to vote or update their registration. On Election Day, November 3, all 1,291 voting precincts across Chicago will be open, from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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