| City Council Elections
Council elections are held every 2 years
in off year (odd calendar year) elections in the spring. The Mayor
and Council members serve 4 year terms. At-Large positions run
opposite the Mayor and Ward elections. The next At-Large elections
will be in 2005, 2009, 2013..... Mayor and Ward elections will be
conducted 2003, 2007, 2011.... Ward map boundaries may be viewed on the
Mayor and Council page.
Voter Registration
In addition to registering at the
Illinois Secretary of State Driver Services facility and at
Whiteside County
offices, you may also register with the City Clerk's office. When
coming to register, please bring two pieces of identification that
verify your name and address. To be eligible for an election, you
must register 30 days prior to an election.
Absentee Voting
You may pick up Absentee Ballot
Applications at the City Clerk's office. However, Absentee Ballots
cannot be turned into the City Clerk's office. They must be
returned to the
Whiteside County Clerk's office.
Polling Locations
| Precinct |
Location |
Address |
| Sterling 1 |
Lincoln
School |
1501 E. 6th
Street |
| Sterling 2 |
First
Methodist Church Annex |
902 E. 5th
Street |
| Sterling 3 |
Sterling Twp
Office & Storage |
108 4th
Avenue |
| Sterling 4 |
City Hall
(Coliseum) |
212 3rd
Avenue |
| Sterling 5 |
First
Congregation Educ Unit |
307 2nd
Avenue |
| Sterling 6 |
Sterling
Fire Station |
Avenue B &
5th Street |
| Sterling 7 |
Wallace
School |
505 W. 5th
Street |
| Sterling 8 |
Whiteside
Co. Senior Center |
1207 W. 9th
Street |
| Sterling 9 |
Macedonia
Baptist Church |
1313
Woodburn Avenue |
| Sterling 10 |
Lincoln
School |
1501 E. 6th
Street |
| Sterling 11 |
Washington
School, N. Entr. |
815 W.
LeFevre Road |
| Sterling 12 |
Duis Center
(Park Dist. Office) |
211 E. St.
Mary's Road |
| Sterling 13 |
St. Paul's
Lutheran Church |
1701 16th
Avenue |
| Sterling 14 |
Self Help
Enterprises |
2300 W.
LeFevre Road |
| Sterling 15 |
Sauk Valley
Newspapers |
3200 E.
Lincolnway |
| Sterling 16 |
Wesley
United Methodist Church |
2200 16th
Avenue |
| Sterling 17 |
Christian
Church |
3400 N. 6th
Avenue |
| Sterling 18 |
Washington
School, W. Entr. |
815 W.
LeFevre Road |
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