Tomorrow is Veteran’s Day.  Our office is closed to honor the service and sacrifices of our veterans, which makes possible the very freedoms that allow us to conduct elections and chose our Federal, State and local leaders.

This is also an appropriate time to recognize that those currently serving in our military face unique challenges in voting, and that we have an obligation to make voting as convenient and secure for our soldiers, sailors, and other service members as possible.  The 2012 General Election is now less than one year away, and we are now accepting requests for 2012 absentee ballots from military and overseas voters.

Military and overseas voters can submit a request for an absentee ballot by completing the application available online.   Once completed, the form may be returned to our office by mail, email, or fax.  The form does not need to be notarized.  This form will then be effective for both elections in 2012.

Immediate family members of active duty service members may, in some circumstances, also be able to submit absentee ballot requests on behalf of service members.  Voters or family members with questions may contact us by commenting on this blog post, by calling us at 217-384-3724, or by email at mail@champaigncountyclerk.com.

Thank you again to all our veterans for their service.  Please let us know if there’s anything we can do to facilitate your voting.