The Alabama voter registration deadline is October 24, 2022. Voters can apply online or by mailing a completed application.
Eligibility
In order to register to vote, you must be a U.S. citizen, be a resident of Alabama, be at least 18 years old on or before Election Day, not be barred from voting due to a disqualifying felony conviction, and not have been declared mentally incompetent by a court.
- Disqualifying felonies are listed here.
- College students have a choice of whether they want to vote in Alabama or vote in their home state. You may only be registered and vote at one location.
Deadline
The deadline to register to vote in Alabama for the General Election is October 24, 2022.
Voter Registration Process
There are three options to register to vote in Alabama: online registration, printing and mailing in a form, or requesting to be mailed a registration form.
- Further voter registration information for Alabama can be found here.
This page was last updated on July 12, 2022.
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Alabama offers in-person and absentee voting in the 2022 general election.
Vote-By-Mail Practices
In order to vote absentee in Alabama, you must fall into one of the eligible categories listed here. Click here to access Alabama’s absentee ballot application.
- Absentee ballots must be received in the office of the Absentee Election Manager for your county no later than 7 days prior to Election Day (by November 1, 2022).
- An absentee ballot returned by mail must be postmarked by November 8, 2022 and received by the Absentee Election Manager by Election Day at noon. If hand-delivered, the ballot must be in the office of the Absentee Election Manager no later than 5pm on the day prior to the election (November 7, 2022).
- Alabama requires a copy of your valid photo ID in order to request an absentee ballot.
- Further absentee voting information for Alabama is listed here.
- Business and medical emergency voting applications can be made after the absentee deadline, but no later than 5:00 pm on the day before the election. See here for the application and emergency qualifications.
Early Voting
Alabama does not offer early voting.
Election Day Practices
On Election Day, the polls are open 7 am-7 pm.
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