Sangamon County Clerk Don Gray said everything was going well so far on Election Day at the 81 polling sites in the county.
“Outstanding,” Gray said regarding the administering of the elections. He said polls opened on time, are fully staffed and there have been no issues with their equipment, as of a late morning call with Illinois Times.
The Firefighters Local 37/Postal Club is one of 81 polls locations in Sangamon County on Election Day, Nov. 3. Credit: Maria Gardner Lara 
Voters cast their ballot at Firefighters Local 37/Postal Club on Election Day, Nov. 3, in Springfield, IL. Credit: Maria Gardner Lara 
Snack table at a polling site at Union Baptist Church holds doughnuts, cookies, coffee and fruit. Treats provide fuel for election workers during their long shift on Nov. 3, Election Day, in Springfield, IL. Credit: Maria Gardner Lara
An estimated 1,000 election monitors and observers are at polling sites in all 50 states in the largest deployment in history, according to a press release from the Department of Justice.
Sangamon County is among the jurisdictions being observed in Illinois by DOJ election monitors. The list includes Chicago and Cook County, Champaign County in central Illinois, and St. Clair and Madison counties in the Metro East area.
Monitors under the Civil Rights Division are checking for compliance with federal election statutes such as the Voting Rights Act, Help America Vote Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Gray said the election monitors have been “nothing but professional” and have not made him aware of any issues with the handling of provisional ballots nor access to the booth for people with disabilities.
Election workers are expected to have a lighter load at the polls as more voters cast their ballot prior to Election Day. According to the Illinois Board of Elections, more than 26,000 Sangamon County residents had already cast their ballots by the time polls opened Tuesday.
Polls close at 7 p.m.
Dilpreet Raju contributed to this reporting.
