Lisle Township Democratic Organization

2/15/2026

Official Notice:

DuPage County in-person Early Voting will resume on Monday, February 16, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at the following locations:

Addison Township Office: 401 N Addison Rd, Addison, IL 60101
Bartlett Community Center: 700 S Bartlett Rd, Bartlett, IL 60103
Downers Grove Village Hall: 850 Curtiss St, Downers Grove, IL 60515
DuPage County Fairgrounds: 2015 Manchester Rd, Wheaton, IL 60187
Naperville Municipal Center: 400 S Eagle St, Naperville, IL 60540

Early Voting locations will be open:

Weekdays: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Saturdays: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Additional locations open and extended hours begin Monday, March 2.

NOTE

Vote by Mail ballots will begin to be mailed a few days after 2/16.

In an effort to be more inclusive in regards to gender in the Democratic State Central Committeeperson’s race I think they have unfortunately made this EXTREMELY confusing on the ballot for ALL the voters of Illinois.

The Democratic State Central Committeeperson is ONE Female and One Male ONLY for EACH Congressional District in Illinois. They are your representation to the Illinois Democratic STATE PARTY. It is a very powerful political position because they determine the Chair of the Illinois State Democratic Party.

They used to appear on the ballot separately by gender; however, now they are included all together, and the voter is told to simply “vote for no more than two” You can NOT vote for Two Females or Two Males. You MUST select one from each gender. That is the State Law for this race. In the past they were separated on your ballot by gender.

Telling voters to “vote for no more than two” is where the confusion comes in, misleads voters, and will render their votes INVALID in this race if they select two candidates of the same gender which is very likely to happen. Then neither candidate will get that vote.

I get what they are trying to do here in this race; however, this is not inclusive anyway because I believe you have to register as one gender or the other in this race. Only one person from each gender with the top votes can win.

Now that I have confused myself with this post, I truly hope this helps make sense of your ballots in Illinois and you know to vote for ONE FEMALE AND ONE MALE in this race. 🤪

(In the event a Non- Binary candidate runs, only then do the top two candidates with the most votes win. I am unaware of such candidate at this time on the Illinois ballot in either party. It is unclear how that will work exactly.)

Excerpted from a recent Indivisible Chicago newsletter.

Email Senators Durbin and Duckworth

The Senate will be negotiating the details of the DHS funding bill over the next two weeks. It is crucial that we keep the pressure on and be specific about what is in the funding bill by emailing both Durbin and Duckworth with our demands.

Below is the suggested email to send to Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth.

Suggested email text:

Thank you, Senator, for your no vote on the DHS funding bill as DHS must be reined in. Now we need your continued leadership as the details of the spending bill are worked out.

In support of the letter that you received from reputable organizations such as the ACLU, CASA and many others, we demand that ten meaningful measures be included in any DHS spending bill before providing your next vote. This is not an exhaustive list. These provisions should be written to apply regardless of the source of funds, including appropriated funds and funds provided through H.R.1, and designed to meaningfully stop harmful and abusive enforcement measures in our communities.

The 10 Demands for inclusion in DHS spending package are:

1. Halt ICE and/or Border Patrol spending until full Congressional investigation.

2. Stop immigration enforcement based on racial profiling (end Kavanaugh stops).

3. Ensure accountability for abuses by federal officers and end qualified immunity.

4. Stop mission creep No funds made available to DHS may be used to engage in civil immigration enforcement activities in the interior of the United States (defined as more than 50 miles from a land or sea border).

5. Stop enforcement at sensitive locations as defined in the Sensitive Locations Act, H.R. 1061/S. 455.

6. Stop warrantless arrests.

7. Stop family detention and halt any new contracts for private detention.

8. Repeal the Alien Enemies Act or withhold funds for its use.

9. End the expansion of harmful 287(g) agreements.

10. End Operation PARRIS which means no funds made available to be used for indiscriminate arrests of lawfully present refugees in Minneapolis and Maine or any other city.

This is just a heads-up; details are not yet available.