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Ordinance amending a previous ordinance designating the voting sites assigned to 36 of the 431 precincts in Lake County Townships.
Staff Summary
* After reviewing voting sites for the March 17, 2026, General Primary Election, voting site changes are proposed to provide better locations due to the reorganization of precinct assignments, site unavailability and polling site requests.
* This proposal re-assigns each precinct to a newly identified appropriate voting site which has sufficient parking and voting space as well as full accessibility for all voters.
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ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, Lake County has 431 voting precincts in 18 townships; and
WHEREAS, for Antioch Township precincts 9, 10, 11 and 14, St. Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church replaces CHSD 117 District Office due to a polling place request; and
WHEREAS, for Lake Villa Township precincts 155, 156 and 157, Millburn United Church of Christ replaces CHSD 117 District Office due to a polling place request; and
WHEREAS, for Libertyville Township precincts 174, 176, 177, 187, 188, 192 and 193, Holy Cross Lutheran Church replaces Oak Grove School due to reorganization of precinct assignments; and
WHEREAS, for Moraine Township precincts 217, 218, 219, 222, 223, 229 and 230, The Art Center of Highland Park replaces Highland Park Community House due to reorganization of precinct assignments; and
WHEREAS, for Vernon Township precincts 275, 276, 277, 284, 285 and 286, Life On the Vine Church replaces Prairie Elementary School, due to reorganization of precinct assignments; and
WHEREAS, for Warren Township precincts 324, 326, 329, 330 and 331, Joy Lutheran Church replaces St. Paul the Apostle Church due to a polling place request; and
WHEREAS, for Waukegan Township precincts 359, 362, 365 and 366, Lilac Cottage at Bowen Park replaces the Jane Addams Center due to a polling place request; and
WHEREAS, each said precinct is being relocated to a voting site which has sufficient parking and voting spac...
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