Voting In Alabama

To be eligible to vote in Alabama, you must be… Click to learn more

To be eligible to vote in Alabama, you must be:

• A United States Citizen
• A resident in Alabama
• At least 18 years old
• Not convicted of a felony (or have had your rights restored)
• Not legally declared mentally incompetent by a court

Identification is not required when registering to vote in Alabama, however,… Click to learn more

Identification is not required when registering to vote in Alabama, however, an acceptable form of ID will be required at the polling place. Applicants may register the same day they move into the state.

Voter registration closes ten days before an election.

To verify your voter registration status, please contact your elections office or board of elections… Click to learn more

To verify your voter registration status, please contact your elections office or board of elections for your county, city or state.

Once your application has been processed by your local board of registrars, you should receive an acknowledgement from the registrars indicating the status of your application. This acknowledgement will usually be a voter identification card confirming that you are registered to vote. However, if your application was incomplete, you may receive a letter requesting additional information to complete your application.

A provisional ballot is voted the same as any other ballot except you must sign an affidavit attesting to your eligibility to vote… Click to learn more

A provisional ballot is voted the same as any other ballot except you must sign an affidavit attesting to your eligibility to vote. If your name is not on the poll list, the provisional ballot will be counted only if the county board of registrars is able to confirm, after the election, that you are a duly qualified elector of the county.

When you cast a provisional ballot because you did not have proper identification at the polling place, you have until 5:00 pm on the Monday following the election to submit the ID to the board of registrars. If proper ID is submitted by this deadline, the ballot will be counted. You may also cast a provisional ballot if you did not receive a requested absentee ballot or did not vote the absentee ballot.

To find instructions on how to cast a provisional ballot visit your state's resource.

To find out if your provisional ballot was counted, use your state's provisional ballot tool.