What the office does
- Is Logan County's election authority: voter registration, polling places, early voting and counting the vote. Source: Logan County Clerk and Recorder; Election Code, 10 ILCS 5/1-3 (election authority).
- In counties under 60,000 people, the county clerk is also the recorder of deeds and other land records. Source: Counties Code, 55 ILCS 5/3-5001 (recorder).
- Issues marriage licenses and handles copies of birth certificates and marriage records. Source: Logan County Clerk and Recorder.
- Computes each taxing district's property tax rate, and handles redemptions of delinquent taxes. Source: Property Tax Code, 35 ILCS 200/18-45 (tax rates); Logan County Clerk and Recorder.
- Is clerk of the County Board and keeps its records. Source: Counties Code, 55 ILCS 5/3-2013 (county clerk).
Why it matters to a Logan County family
- Every vote cast in Logan County, early or on Election Day, is run by this office. Source: Logan County Clerk and Recorder.
- Buying a house, getting married or ordering a birth certificate copy all go through the Clerk's office. Source: Logan County Clerk and Recorder.
Our Republican candidate for this office
- Kate Wright · County Clerk and Recorder
This explainer is written to be neutral and educational. The candidate listed above is the one the Logan County Republicans endorse. How we check our facts
Early voting is open now
Logan County Courthouse, Room 20, 601 Broadway St, Lincoln
- Weekdays through Nov. 2: 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
- Open late, until 6:30 PM: Tue Sept. 29, Thu Oct. 15 and Mon Nov. 2
- Saturday, Oct. 31: 8:30 AM to noon
- Closed Monday, Oct. 12 (Columbus Day)
Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3: polls are open 6:00 AM to 7:00 PM at your own polling place. Where do I vote?
Hours from the Logan County Clerk's early voting notice. If anything here disagrees with the Clerk, the Clerk is right.