More information on Alabama voter eligibility.
Register to Vote/Update Your Information
You must have a valid Alabama Driver's License or valid Alabama Non-Driver's Identification card to submit an Electronic Voter Registration Application.
Refer to the box below for information about ID requirements.
For general Information, see the website above for registration information.
Form for mail-in registration.
Or, a voter registration form can be mailed to you - call the Voter Hotline at 1-800-274-8683, or write:
Office of the Secretary of State
Elections Division
PO Box 5616
Montgomery, AL 36103
General information is at: Register to Vote / Update Your Information page on the Alabama Secretary of State website.
Information from the Alabama Secretary of State page.
You must have a valid Alabama Driver's License or valid Alabama Non-Driver's Identification card to submit an Electronic Voter Registration Application.
An ID is not required for mail-in registration.
For general Information, see the website above for online registration.
Form for mail-in registration.
Or, a voter registration form can be mailed to you. To request an application, call the Voter Hotline at 1-800-274-8683 - or, write to:
Office of the Secretary of State
Elections Division
PO Box 5616
Montgomery, AL 36103
Voters have to present:
any of the following forms of photo ID at the polls:
In addition, a voter who does not have a valid photo ID in his or her possession at the polls shall be permitted to vote if the individual is positively identified by two election officials as a voter on the poll list who is eligible to vote and the election officials sign a sworn affidavit so stating.
If the voter does not have a valid form of photo ID and cannot be positively identified by at least two election officials, they are permitted to vote a provisional ballot
General information and application forms.
The deadline to submit an absentee ballot application by hand is the 5th day prior to the election. (7 days by mail.)
EMERGENCY ABSENTEE VOTING applications can be made after the absentee deadline but no later than 5 PM on the day before the election, if the voter:
Absentee ballot application
To obtain an absentee ballot, write or visit the local Absentee Election Manager (usually the Circuit Clerk), request an absentee ballot, and provide the following:
WITNESSES OR NOTARIZATION
An absentee ballot cannot be counted unless the affidavit is notarized or has the signatures of two witnesses.
The voter has only the following legal ways to return the absentee ballot:
The absentee ballot comes with three envelopes -- one plain (the secrecy envelope), one with an affidavit, or oath, printed on the outside, and one plain envelope, pre-addressed (the outer envelope). Once the voter casts the ballot, the procedure is as follows:
VOTING DEADLINE
An absentee ballot returned by mail must be postmarked no later than the day prior to the election and received by the Absentee Election Manager no later than noon on election day. If hand-delivered, the ballot must be in the office of the Absentee Election Manager by the close of business (but no later than 5 p.m.) on the day prior to the election.
Military and overseas voters may now choose to receive their ballots for Federal offices either electronically, by regular U.S. mail, or by commercial carrier. Instructions for UOCAVA Voters.
Alabama citizens who are members of the Uniformed Services and their family members, merchant marine, commissioned corps of the Public Health Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Alabama overseas citizens can find additional information on how to vote absentee from the Alabama Secretary of State.
For statewide elections, absentee ballot applications and completed absentee ballots should be hand delivered or mailed to the Absentee Election Manager for your county.
The Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) is the primary form for obtaining an absentee ballot. Request the FPCA as early as possible from any of the sources listed above. One FPCA will suffice for both primary and general election ballots in federal elections. When you receive your absentee ballot, cast your vote(s) and return the ballot without delay.
The Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot (FWAB) is a back-up ballot that can be used by Uniformed Services members on active duty, members of the merchant marine, and their spouses or dependents under the Uniform and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, which applies to general elections for Federal offices. You can use this FWAB whether you are located inside or outside the United States (including APO and FPO addresses), provided that you are away from your voting residence for service-related activities. You must apply for a regular ballot early enough for your local election officials to receive the request at least 5 DAYS before the election. Then if you do not receive your regular ballot in time, you may use the FWAB. Your FWAB must be postmarked no later than Election Day and received by your local voting official in Alabama no later than noon on the seventh day after Election Day.
Your Unit Voting Assistance Officer can assist you with this and other voting procedures or problems.
In order to apply for and receive an absentee ballot, you must meet one of the following requirements:
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