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Kane County Clerk John A. Cunningham announced that his office has launched a new “Voter Wait Time” app that provides voters with an estimate of how long they will wait in line at polling places.
The new publicly available tool is designed to further enhance voter accessibility in time for the March 17 General Primary Election.
The Voter Wait Time app is accessible online here. In-person voters can click on the polling place of their choice to get polling place locations and estimated wait times. Currently, two early voting locations are open on the app: the Kane County Clerk’s Office in Geneva and the satellite office in Aurora.
On March 2, the early voting locations will expand to a total of 23 locations.
“We are aware of times when lines can be long at polling places on Election Day. My goal is to inform in-person voters to reduce their wait times,” Kane County Clerk John Cunningham said.
The Wait Time App is based on GPS technology. Cunningham said that eventually there will be more features available on the app for voters.
Early voting began on Thursday, February 5, only at the Kane County Clerk’s Office in Geneva and at the satellite office in Aurora. On March 2, early voting expands to include 23 sites, with varying dates and hours.
A list of all early voting sites, dates, and times is available here.
“I want to encourage you to consider using one of our many convenient early voting centers for the March 17 General Primary Election,” Cunningham said. “You can vote early at any of the early voting centers in Kane County, including the Vote Mobile sites, based on whatever location is most convenient to where you live, work, or shop. I also want to remind you that on Election Day, you can also vote at ANY polling location in Kane County.”
The Clerk’s Office says it has developed innovative ways to serve the public, including expanding early voting, establishing a call center to resolve Election Day issues, and developing a voter outreach program to increase voter registration and early voting.
For more information about the March 17 General Primary Election, go to clerk.kanecountyil.gov/elections or call (630) 232-5990.
Information provided by the Kane County Clerk’s office.
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