Regular Hours:WHAT ARE THE WORKING HOURS? On Election Day in Illinois, the polls are open from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All Election Judges should arrive at the polling place no later than 5:30 a.m. (7:30 a.m. for early voting), to check election supplies and set up the polling place. Early voting hours are 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday and 9:00-4:00 on Sundays. Early voting judges may work as few as one day during early voting.