Library staff at the Adult Desk, using resources from the DuPage County Election Division , can help you
- Register to vote
- Check your voter registration status
- Find your polling place
- Request an absentee ballot
- Find resources to make an informed decision prior to election day
- Print a sample ballot
AllSides : Provides multiple points of view to a story or an issue.
Civic Betterment Committee : The non-partisan Civic Betterment Committee was organized in 1931. According to N. P. “Bob” Luginbill, who wrote the CBP’s history, “The fundamental principle of the Party was that the office would seek the candidate, not the candidate seek the office. This meant, too, that only one candidate would be slated for each office, thus eliminating the partisan contested aspects of the Village election.”
FactCheck : A project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. Monitors political players and checks the accuracy of what they say.
Illinois State Board of Elections
League of Women Voters of Glen Ellyn : Local chapter of the League of Women Voters. Political but nonpartisan, LWV-GE does not endorse candidates or parties but does take positions on political issues.
Open Secrets : Operated by the nonpartisan, nonprofit Center for Responsive Politics. Tracks the effect of money on U.S. politics, elections, and public policy.
PolitiFact : Political fact-checking website operated by the Tampa Bay Times.
ProCon.Org : A nonprofit, nonpartisan public charity. Presents controversial issues in a straightforward, nonpartisan, primarily pro-con format.
