Early voting allows all registered voters to cast their ballot in person prior to Election Day. No excuse or reason is necessary to take advantage of early voting.
Early voting for the 2023 CONSLIDATED Election:
Thursday, February 23, 2023 - Monday, April 3, 2023
Monday- Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m
Saturday, April 1, 2023
8:00am to 12:00 p.m
Location: Randolph County Courthouse
Anyone who is NOT registered to vote in their current jurisdiction as of Tuesday, October 11, 2022, must register as a GRACE VOTER and vote at the designated early voting location.
GRACE PERIOD registrations must register AND Early Vote at the same time.
Grace Period Registration & Voting is available from Wednesday, March 8, 2023 through Election Day.
Vote by Mail applications can be obtained in person, by phone, or on-line (link below). Upon receiving the application, the voter completes, signs, and returns it to the election authority.
Once the voter registration status is verified, a Vote by Mail BALLOT will be sent to the address indicated on the application (your permanent address or another address). After the ballot is marked, it is returned to the election authority by mail or delivered in person.
If returned by mail, VBM Ballots must be postmarked by Election Day, April 4, 2023.
Vote By Mail Application Click Here
PERMANENT Vote By Mail Application Click Here
Thanks to the new Federal MOVE Act, it is now easier than ever for military families and overseas citizens to vote. Click here – http://www.fvap.gov to access the Federal Voting Assistance Program site, where you can complete, print and sign a downloadable registration and absentee ballot request form.
The phone number for Randolph County Animal Control is now 618.826.5484 option 0.
Earlier this month, Governor Rauner and members of the Opioid Overdose Intervention and Prevention Task Force launched a statewide Helpline to provide immediate assistance for those affected by addiction to opioids and other substances.
The Sparta Community Airport (KSAR) has been in existence for about 60 years, providing numerous benefits to the surrounding area- both in the aviation community as well as the non-flying public.
The businesses on the field help to support and grow the airport, and the airport helps to grow the businesses. Arch Air Ambulance has a helicopter base at the south end of the field, and provides life-saving services to the immediate area. Their geographic position in Sparta is critical to their response time to a patient, as well as their ability to access smaller hospitals in the region - and the larger facilities in St. Louis.
Administrative Order No. 17-CA-6
ORDER
Effective August 1, 2017, pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(b) all judicial mortgage foreclosure sales shall be conducted by the Sheriff of Randolph County, Illinois, except by leave of Court.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: July 17, 2017
Enter: Richard A Brown, Circuit Judge