Election Information You Need

Alabama

Voter ID Requirements

Photo ID is required before voting.

Acceptable photo ID include:

• Alabama Driver's License
• Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Digital Driver's License
• Alabama Non-Driver ID
• Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Digital Non-Driver ID
• Alabama Photo Voter ID
• State Issued ID (Alabama or any other state)
• Federal Issued ID
• US Passport
• Employee ID from Federal Government, State of Alabama, County Government, Municipality, Board, Authority, or other entity of this state
• Student or employee ID from a college of university in the state of Alabama (including postgraduate technical or professional schools)
• Military ID
• Tribal ID
• Valid AL Department of Corrections Release Temporary ID (photo required)
• Valid AL Movement/Booking Sheet from Prison/Jail System (photo required)
• Valid Pistol Permit (photo required)

If you do not have a valid photo ID you may vote only if you are identified by two election officials in the polling place as a voter on the poll list who is eligible to vote and the election officials execute an affidavit stating this. 

If you do not have a valid photo ID and the election officials are not able to identify you, you must cast a provisional ballot.

Free photo ID available!

If you do not have a photo ID, you can get a free Alabama photo voter ID from the Secretary of State or from your county Board of Registrars. Mobile unit locations that provide these photo IDs are available and you can check out the addresses here. You are able to get a new photo ID card each time you move within the state.  

If you are elderly or have a disability such that your polling place is not accessible, you are not required to produce identification when voting by absentee ballot.

Voters can call or text 844-338-8743 at any time to reach VoteRiders Voter ID Helpline

Alabama

Provisions for Voters with Disabilities

What voting assistance is available for voters with disabilities? 

You have several accessible voting options. 

Handicap-accessible voting machines are at every polling site in Alabama and are available whenever polls are open.  

If you are disabled or over the age of 70 you may move to the front of the line at the polling place, just ask a poll worker to move you. 

How do I request accommodation or report accessibility issues? 

You may request assistance at the polling place from anyone except your employer, an agent of your employer, or an officer or agent of your union. If you need help, you may ask a poll worker to assist you. 

Can I vote by mail because of my disability? 

Absentee voting starts 55 days before the election. Each county has at least one handicap accessible voting machine to assist voters with disabilities with absentee voting.  

If you meet the criteria to receive an absentee ballot by mail you may vote from home. If you are permanently disabled you may vote absentee on an on-going basis. You must apply to receive an absentee ballot for all county, state and federal elections, and have the application signed and notarized by your primary physician. There is a separate application for municipal elections. The application is good for all elections during the calendar year, or if the cycle spans multiple years the application is good for the entire election cycle.  

You must apply for an absentee ballot annually if you wish to receive a ballot.  

Voters who need assistance in completing or returning their absentee ballot due to blindness, disability, or inability to read or write may select any person to assist them, except their employer, an agent of their employer, or an officer or agent of their union. 

 For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.