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ALABAMA ELECTION RESOURCES AND TOOLS
VOTING PROCESS, REGISTRATION, AND RESTORATION
Updated March 8, 2020

View this page at:
https://lwvgb.org/voter_service/voter-registration-resources.html
(There is an underline between "voter" and "service.")


GENERAL ELECTION INFORMATION

Election Calendar
https://www.sos.alabama.gov/alabama-votes/voter/upcoming-elections

Office of Secretary of States' Voter Guide
https://lwvgb.org/voter_service/voter-service-kit/2020-Voter-Guide-SoS.pdf

Alabama Votes - Online Election Information (from SoS)
https://alabamavotes.gov

How to contact election officials

Board of Registrars - all county offices:
http://sos.alabama.gov/alabama-votes/board-of-registrars-all-counties

County Election Officials Lookup (by city or county)
https://www.sos.alabama.gov/city-county-lookup

Quick Calls...
  • Jefferson County Board of Registrars:  205-325-5550
  • Shelby County Board of Registrars:  205 669-3913
  • Secretary of State Elections Division:  334-242-7210 or 800-274-8683


LWV's VOTE411.org Voter Guide
https://www.vote411.org
The League of Women Voters' comprehensive online voter guide. It provides unbiased election information including candidates on ballot (local, state, and federal elections), candidate bios, answers to LWV questions, amendment referendum on ballots statewide, election calendar, links to find registration status and polling place, etc., etc.. In 2020, Jefferson Co. and Shelby Co. races are included!

REGISTER TO VOTE

Requirements for Registering to Vote
Any person may register to vote, provided that he or she: 
  • is a citizen of the United States;
  • resides in Alabama;
  • is at least 18 years old on or before election day; [A person may APPLY to register to vote when they are 17 and 1/2 years old. Not approved until the person turns 18.]
  • has not been barred from voting due to a disqualifying felony conviction;
  • and has not been declared mentally incompetent by a court.
Applicants may register the same day that they move into the state.
Victims of domestic violence and guardians of victims of domestic violence
may obtain information regarding special legal protections related to
personal identifying information.  For further information, contact the
Secretary of State at 334-242-7210 or your local Board of Registrars.

Ways to Register to Vote

Fill out Voter Registration form online (must have AL driver's license or AL non-driver ID) and submit online.
https://www.alabamainteractive.org/sos/voter_registration/

Fill out Voter Registration form online, print and mail in.
https://sos.alabama.gov/sites/default/files/voter-pdfs/nvra-2.pdf

Request that a form be mailed to you, fill in and return by mail.
https://www.sos.alabama.gov/contact/online_voter_form_request

In person, fill out a form and submit it at any of these locations...
  • LWV voter registration event
  • Registrar's office at the courthouse (Birmingham or Bessemer or Columbiana)
  • Local library
  • DMV and public assistance offices, such as Medicaid, WIC, or DHR
Voter Registration assistance for those with disabilities
Contact Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP) or Disabilities Rights  & Resources. See the bottom of this information sheet for contact information. *

More voter registration information at
https://www.sos.alabama.gov/alabama-votes/voter/register-to-vote  


FOR LWVGB VOTER REGISTRATION VOLUNTEERS

Please give this information to registrants before they leave the registration table.
("3-Piece Handout" at LWVGB Voter Registration Events)
  • AND give an "I REGISTERED TO VOTE" sticker and, if children are with the registrant, give each a "FUTURE VOTER" sticker. ;-)




VOTING RIGHTS RESTORATION

What convictions cause one to lose his/her right to vote? Is it permanent? Or can one get reinstated?
 Certificate for Eligibility to Register to Vote (CERV)

Remission of fees, etc. application
http://bit.ly/2HLzDtX

Pardon application
http://bit.ly/37RQW7g

Research on AlaCourt (must be licensed with username and password)
https://v2.alacourt.com/

Alacourt Training - webinar with Blair Bowie, Nov. 20, 2019 (requires access permission)
http://bit.ly/VRR_training_Nov_2019

Contact Blair Bowie (Campaign Legal Center) with questions on difficult VRR cases.
202-736-2201 (office - M-F)
202-213-1971 (cell - text her)
bbowie@campaignlegal.org
RestoreYourVote.org



BEFORE YOU VOTE

Visit LWV's VOTE411.org Voter Guide to learn about the candidates
The League of Women Voters' comprehensive online voter guide. It provides unbiased election information including candidates on ballot (local, state, and federal elections), candidate bios, answers to LWV questions, amendment referendum on ballots statewide, election calendar, links to find registration status and polling place, etc., etc.. In 2020, Jefferson Co. and Shelby Co. races are included!

Follow the Money! Campaign Finance Reports
https://www.sos.alabama.gov/alabama-votes/media/campaign-finance-reports

Confirm your voter registration status at least 15 days prior to election (From SoS)
https://myinfo.alabamavotes.gov/VoterView/RegistrantSearch.do

Get free photo voter ID in Alabama if you need it. (Photo voter ID is required!)
Do you have valid photo voter ID (summary - "Valid ID at the Polls" list)
https://www.sos.alabama.gov/alabama-votes/voter/voter-id

Alabama Photo ID Guide (comprehensive)
http://bit.ly/37KNPOB

Application for a free photo voter ID with instructions on back.
http://bit.ly/2SQczQY

Getting free photo voter ID when disabled
  • If a person needs a free photo voter ID and is house-bound due to disability and without Internet service, the AL Secretary of State's Elections Division will come to a residence to take the ID photo and application.
  • Need other assistance? Contact Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP) or Disabilities Rights  & Resources. See the bottom of this information sheet for contact information. *

Get an Absentee Ballot Application if you need it at least 5 days before election. IMPORTANT: Although that is the law, for the General Election on Nov. 3, we strongly recommend that you obtain your absentee ballot and submit that NO LATER THAN mid-October, 2020 - the earlier the better!

https://www.sos.alabama.gov/alabama-votes/voter/absentee-voting

Get the League's Absentee Voting Tip Sheet at https://lwvgb.org/learn-vote/absentee-tips.pdf for important absentee voing information.


ON ELECTION DAY

Confirm your polling place (with SoS)
https://myinfo.alabamavotes.gov/VoterView/RegistrantSearch.do
Also, JeffCo. voters, check here to see if your polling place has changed (JeffCo. Probate Court)
https://jeffcoprobatecourt.com/elections/voting-precinct-changes/

Take valid photo voter ID to the polls. It's required!  This is the "Valid ID at the Polls" list (from SoS)
https://www.sos.alabama.gov/alabama-votes/voter/voter-id

Election Day Problems?
Report an election issue by calling:
  • 1-866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683)
  • 1-888-VE-Y-VOTA (en Espaņol)
  • 1-888-API-VOTE (Asian multilingual assistance)
  • 1-844-YALLA-US (Arabic)



AFTER ELECTION DAY

Check provisional ballot status. Check absentee ballot status. (With SoS)
https://myinfo.alabamavotes.gov/VoterView/RegistrantSearch.do
If you vote a provisional ballot, you may need to take validatiing document(s) to the courthouse by Friday following the Tuesday election to prove that you are a registered voter and voting at the right polling place. Take the document(s) that prove(s) your case for voting at the polling location where you cast your provisional ballot.(e.g. valid photo ID, proof of residency, etc.)



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* Election assistance for persons with disabilities.
For assistance obtaining free photo voter ID, registering to vote, accessing the polling place or any other election problem, contact one of these: