Voting in local and national elections is embedded in Millikin University’s mission to prepare students for professional success, democratic citizenship in a global environment, and a personal life of meaning and value. Research shows that college students face more barriers to voting than nearly any other population of voters. Millikin is a partner institution for the National Voter Registration Day every year and this voting resources page provides students with some of the most frequently asked questions on registering to vote.
Most Millikin students have both a permanent address and a campus address. Students have the right to choose which address to use for their voter registration and Millikin’s students who have been at Millikin since the beginning of the semester are eligible to vote here. To register to vote in Illinois:
- You must be a United States Citizen.
- You must be at least 17 years old on or before the date of the Primary Election and turn 18 on or before the date of the General or Consolidated Election (16 year olds may preregister to vote).
- You must live in your election precinct at least 30 days prior to Election Day.
- You must not be serving a sentence of confinement in any penal institution as a result of a conviction.
- You may not claim the right to vote anywhere else.
Voter registration deadlines for the Tuesday, November 5, 2024 presidential election:
- Online registration deadline: Sunday, October 20, 2024
- Register by mail deadline: Must be postmarked by Tuesday, October 8, 2024
- In person registration deadline: Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Check your voter registration status: https://ova.elections.il.gov/RegistrationLookup.aspx
Register to vote or update your existing registration: https://ova.elections.il.gov/Step0.aspx
Apply to vote for mail in Macon County: https://il-macon.ballotrequest.net/
If you live in the dorms you will need the physical address of the dorms and not the mailing address to register to vote. Here are the addresses by dorm:
- Aston Hall: 175 N. Oakland Ave., Decatur, IL 62522 (Macon County)
- Blackburn Hall: 105 N. Oakland Ave., Decatur, IL 62522 (Macon County)
- New Hall 4: 1188 West Wood St., Decatur, IL 62522 (Macon County)
- Weck Hall: 1211 West Main St., Decatur, IL 62522 (Macon County)
- Dolson Hall: 210 North Oakland Ave., Decatur, IL 62522 (Macon County)
- The Woods at Millikin, 1135 W. Wood St., Decatur, IL 62522 (Macon County)
- Alpha Chi Omega, 299 N. Fairview Ave., Decatur, IL 62522 (Macon County)
- Delta Delta Delta, 111 Park Place, Decatur, IL 62522 (Macon County)
- Pi Beta Phi, 235 N. Fairview Ave., Decatur, IL 62522 (Macon County)
- Sigma Alpha Epsilon, 1165 W. Main St., Decatur, IL 62522 (Macon County)
- Tau Kappa Epsilon, 1225 W. Main St.. Decatur, IL 62522 (Macon County)