Election Day Details
October 13, 2020 8:42 AM

Dear faculty, staff and students,

As you likely know, the State of Illinois has designated this year’s Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, an official state holiday. Like other state holidays, the university will not hold any classes on that day.

The holiday declaration is intended to enhance opportunities to vote and promote voter safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. There will be on-campus voting locations at the Activities and Recreation Center (ARC), the Illini Union and the University YMCA. Anyone voting on-campus is strongly encouraged to wear a face covering and practice social distancing. For more information about early voting hours and locations or to find your Election Day polling location, visit this website.

There will also be changes to the COVID-19 testing center locations and hours. On Tuesday, Nov. 3, on-campus COVID-19 testing will only be available from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the following locations:

Alice Campbell Alumni Center
601 S. Lincoln Ave., Urbana

Campus Recreation Center East (CRCE)
1102 W. Gregory Dr., Urbana

Ice Arena
406 E. Armory Ave., Champaign

Illini Union Illini Rooms
1401 W. Green St., Urbana

Illinois Street Residence Hall (ISR)
1010 W. Illinois St., Urbana

National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)
1205 W. Clark St., Urbana

State Farm Center
1800 S. First St., Champaign

Student Dining & Residential Programs Building (SDRP)
301 E. Gregory Dr., Champaign

For all employees, this new holiday is treated the same as any other university holiday. Holiday usage and pay policies will apply as they do for all other designated holidays. Employees who are required to work may be eligible for release time to vote per university policy. If you are an employee and you have questions, please contact your unit HR representative or Illinois Human Resources at ihr-ler@illinois.edu or 217-333-3105.  

Sincerely,

Robert J. Jones
Chancellor