Our family is in the process of moving to a new house, which made Tuesday’s press blitz around National Voter Registration Day a helpful reminder to contact the county office and get paperwork sorted well in advance of the next trip to the ballot box.

At the risk of preaching to the choir, if you’re reading this state government column and somehow not yet registered, or might need to log a clerical update, now is a perfect time to visit ova.elections.il.gov and begin the process. Anyone who will turn 18 on or before Nov. 3, 2026, can register now and participate in primary elections.

It’s also a fine occasion to remind voters of their outsized influence in partisan primaries compared to general elections. The Republican gubernatorial field is filling up again after six candidates split

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