What to know about the Apr. 4 election
With Roscoe, Rockton, and South Beloit candidates profiles and polling places
Tuesday's Consolidated Election gives the Stateline a chance to choose public servants: village trustees, city council members, and school board members, among others.
Elections are held in a polling place near you, open 6 a.m. - 7 p.m. on Apr. 4, 2023.
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Rockton-Roscoe News has provided candidate profiles on most of the competitive races in our area:
Hononegah Community High School #207 School Board
Village of Rockton Board of Trustees
Village of Roscoe Board of Trustees
Village President
Village Trustees
South Beloit Board of Trustees
We have partial information on the Prairie Hill #133 School Board candidates:
The Harlem-Roscoe Fire Protection District is asking voters to approve a new tax for its pension fund. Taxes on a single family residence worth $100,000 would increase by 48 cents a year. It would raise total taxes by $11,297, to $5,603,479.
Where to vote
For the Consolidated Election on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, polls will be open continuously from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
You can't pick and choose where to vote. Voters must vote at the polling place designated for the election precinct within which they reside. Many polling places serve more than one precinct - just walk up to the table that has your precinct number posted on it. What is your precinct number? It's printed on your voter registration card, or you can ask a poll worker to guide you to the right table.
Electioneering and campaigning is not allowed within 100 feet of a polling place. So if you're wearing your favorite candidate's hat or t-shirt that day, you have to take it off before you get anywhere near the door. It's polite to leave your favorite stuffed elephant or donkey at home. And two of our polling places, Didier Hall and Life Church, are completely campaign-free. Don't bother bringing your 100 foot tape measure there - campaigning isn't allowed anywhere on their property.
ROCKTON TOWNSHIP
1. ROCKTON TOWN HALL, 1315 North Blackhawk Boulevard, Rockton
2. PRINCE OF PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH, 2336 Freeport Road, Rockton
3. DIDIER HALL (ST. PETER’S CHURCH), 301 Oak Grove Avenue, South Beloit
5. PRINCE OF PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH, 2336 Freeport Road, Rockton
6. DIDIER HALL (ST. PETER’S CHURCH), 301 Oak Grove Avenue, South Beloit
8. ST. ANDREW LUTHERAN CHURCH, 511 West Rockton Road, Rockton
9. ST. ANDREW LUTHERAN CHURCH, 511 West Rockton Road, Rockton
10. ST. ANDREW LUTHERAN CHURCH, 511 West Rockton Road, Rockton
11. PRINCE OF PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH, 2336 Freeport Road, Rockton
13. ROCKTON TOWN HALL, 1315 North Blackhawk Boulevard, Rockton
ROSCOE TOWNSHIP
1. ROSCOE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 10816 Main Street, Roscoe
2. HERITAGE BAPTIST CHURCH OF ROSCOE, 12848 Willowbrook Road, Roscoe
3. LEDGES CLUB HOUSE, 7111 McCurry Road, Roscoe
4. HERITAGE BAPTIST CHURCH OF ROSCOE, 12848 Willowbrook Road, Roscoe
5. DIDIER HALL (ST. PETER’S CHURCH), 301 Oak Grove Avenue, South Beloit
6. CROSS & CROWN LUTHERAN CHURCH, 7404 Elevator Road, Roscoe
7. ROSCOE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 10816 Main Street, Roscoe
8. HERITAGE BAPTIST CHURCH OF ROSCOE, 12848 Willowbrook Road, Roscoe
9.CROSS & CROWN LUTHERAN CHURCH, 7404 Elevator Road, Roscoe
10. ROSCOE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 10816 Main Street, Roscoe
11. ROSCOE TOWNSHIP OFFICES, 5792 Elevator Road, Roscoe
12. LIFE CHURCH, 5910 Elevator Road, Roscoe
14. LEDGES CLUB HOUSE, 7111 McCurry Road, Roscoe
15. LIFE CHURCH, 5910 Elevator Road, Roscoe
Say you're voting by mail without voting by mail
“To date, more than 4,500 Vote By Mail ballots have not been returned to our Election Department,” said Winnebago County Clerk Lori Gummow. “I strongly encourage residents who applied for these ballots to promptly submit them prior to the deadline to ensure their votes are counted.” She means that over half the mail-in ballots requested have not been sent in.
What if your mail-in ballot is still lying around the house? Well, you can't use it at your polling place. If you changed your mind and decided to vote in-person, you have to hand over your mail-in ballot to an election judge at your polling place. You will receive a new ballot.
If you want to vote by mail, you can still do that, even on Election Day. You can drop your mail-in ballot into any mailbox - but it has to be postmarked Apr. 4 or earlier. Or you can drive into Rockford and place your ballot in the secure drop box outside of the Winnebago County Administration Building, 404 Elm Street, Rockford, Illinois 61101. You have until 7 p.m. on Election Day (April 4) to do so. The Winnebago County Clerk’s Office has two weeks after Election Day to count them.
