Voting in Alabama

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Voters can only vote absentee/by mail in Alabama with an approved excuse. Approved excuses include:
- Expects to be absent from the county on election day
- Is ill or has a physical disability that prevents a trip to the polling place
- Is a registered Alabama voter living outside the country, such as a member of the armed forces, a voter employed outside the United States, a college student, or a spouse or child of such a person
- Is an appointed election officer or poll watcher at a polling place other than his or her regular polling place
- Expects to work a required shift, 10-hours or more, that coincides with polling hours
- Is a caregiver for a family member to the second degree of kinship by affinity or consanguinity and the family member is confined to his or her home
- Is currently incarcerated in prison or jail and has not been convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude

Alabama offers in-person absentee voting. Voters can request their absentee ballots and cast their in-person absentee ballots at their local absentee ballot office during regular business hours beginning 55 days before the Election. In-person absentee voting ends 5 days before the Election.

Alabama has open primaries. Any registered voter can participate in primary elections, regardless of political party, although you will have to declare a political party preference in order to vote in a partisan primary. Voters who participate in a party's primary may only vote in that party's runoff election; voters who do not participate in a partisan primary may vote in either runoff election. 17-year-olds cannot vote in the primary election even if they will be 18 by the corresponding general election.

Photo ID is required to vote in Alabama. Valid forms of ID include:
- Valid Alabama Driver’s License (not expired or has been expired less than 60 days)
- Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Digital Driver’s License
- Valid Alabama Nondriver ID (not expired or has been expired less than 60 days)
- Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Digital Nondriver ID
- Valid Alabama Photo Voter ID Card
- Valid State-Issued ID (Alabama or any other state)
Examples
- 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)
- Valid Federal-Issued ID
- Valid US passport
- Valid Employee ID from Federal Government, State of Alabama, County, Municipality, Board, or other entity of this state
- Valid student or employee ID from a public or private college or university in the State of Alabama (including postgraduate technical or professional schools)
- Digital student ID from a public or private college or university in the State of Alabama (including postgraduate technical or professional schools)
- Valid student or employee ID issued by a state institution of higher learning in any other state
- Digital student ID issued by a state institution of higher learning in any other state
- Valid Military ID
- Valid Tribal ID

If you do not have an approved form of ID, you can obtain a free Alabama photo voter ID at these locations. If you go to your polling place without an approved form of ID, you will be able to vote a provisional ballot. You will have until 5pm on the Friday after the election to submit valid photo identification; otherwise, your provisional ballot will not be counted.