AL · How to vote
Voting in Alabama.
Three ways to vote, three deadlines. ID rules and vote-by-mail policy below — verify the specifics with the Alabama Secretary of State at the link.
1Official source of record
Alabama Secretary of State — Elections
VOTER ID REQUIREMENTS
Alabama requires a valid photo ID to vote. Accepted: Alabama driver's license, passport, government employee ID, student ID from Alabama college, military ID, or tribal ID.
VOTE BY MAIL
Absentee voting available. You must provide a valid reason (out of county, disability, work schedule, etc.). No-excuse absentee not available.
3NCSL voter ID requirements2026-04-153NCSL absentee + VBM rules2026-04-15
Official action — AL
The state’s own tools, with links to verify.
Each card below routes to the official Alabama system. Where the state delegates to county Supervisors of Elections, the card says so honestly.
Statewide→
Check my registration
VoterView. Returns registration, polling place, sample-ballot status. Name + DOB + last 4 SSN.
Statewide→
Register / update online
AL DL or non-driver ID required (no SSN-only fallback). 15-day pre-election cutoff.
Statewide→
Find my polling place
Statewide→
Preview my ballot
Per-cycle PDFs by county. Voter selects their county — not a per-voter lookup.
Not available
Request a mail ballot
Paper application only — no online absentee request. AL requires excuse (out-of-county, sick, work). 2024 SB 1 banned third-party application assistance.
Statewide→
Track my mail ballot
Status via VoterView. No SMS/email subscription.
Statewide→
See who's on the ballot
Per-cycle pages. Democratic / Republican primary certifications issued 2025-11-14 / 2025-12-05 for May 2026 primary.
Statewide→
Statewide ballot measures
2026 statewide: 2 measures May primary (DA compensation, lt. gov. succession), 2 more Nov general (lt. gov. mid-term, Walker County probate-judge age).
Statewide→
Live + past results
Canvass PDFs per cycle. No live election-night reporting from SOS — county boards report up.
Statewide→
Election calendar
Primary 2026-05-19, runoff 2026-07-14, general 2026-11-03.
1UOCAVA · military & overseas voters
Federal deadlines for Alabama
Active-duty service members, their families, and U.S. citizens overseas have separate deadlines under UOCAVA. Sourced live from the U.S. Federal Voting Assistance Program.
2026-05-19Ballot Request — State PrimaryReceived by
2026-05-19Ballot Return — State PrimaryPostmarked by*
2026-05-19Registration — State PrimaryPostmarked by
2026-06-16Ballot Request — State Primary RunoffReceived by
2026-06-16Ballot Return — State Primary RunoffPostmarked by*
2026-06-16Registration — State Primary RunoffPostmarked by
2026-11-03Ballot Request — General ElectionReceived by
2026-11-03Ballot Return — General ElectionPostmarked by*
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