DeKALB | The DeKalb County Clerk’s Office is preparing for an injunction passed by a federal judge Tuesday that bans same-day registration at polling places on the Nov. 8 Election Day in Illinois.

An appeal has been filed against the injunction, which will take at least 14 days to process, said DeKalb County Clerk and Recorder Douglas Johnson. As a result, the Clerk’s Office is preparing for an Election Day that may or may not have the injunction present.

“For the taxpayers of DeKalb County and the voters of DeKalb County, I need to prepare to provide for either way so that we’re ready to go,” Johnson said. “Because it isn’t like we can just fire up in five days and be ready to register everybody at polling places.”

In order to allow for same-day registration, Johnson said he plans to close early voting locations on Election Day and designate them as registration centers if the injunction is still in place. Individuals can also register at the DeKalb County Clerk’s Office, 110 E. Sycamore Road.

“I understand that [the federal judge] is trying to do things to get voters involved and getting people to register and vote,” Johnson said. “But with all this jumping around and changes, I think they’re going to have a reverse effect, because everybody is going to be confused.”

Early voting begins today in DeKalb County, but polls with not be open locally until Oct. 24.

Local early voting locations include the Holmes Student Center, Blackhawk Annex and the DeKalb Township building, 2323 S. Fourth St. Individuals can still partake in same-day registration for early voting.

Individuals can register to vote at bit.ly/1YodC57 and at polling stations. Voters must register by Oct. 23 to vote on Election Day.