When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Procedures designed to increase voter turnout and improve accessibility by boosting the number of ways people can cast a ballot are part of what is known as "convenience voting.

With the election only days away, this gives neighbors an option to cast their ballot ahead of time to avoid long election day lines.

Mohamed Ismail, 32, of Streeterville, was the second person in the line to vote Thursday morning at the Chicago Board of Elections’ Super Site, one of two locations where Chicagoans can now cast general election ballots.