Alabama

Alabama Voter Registration Requirements

You must register before you can vote in Alabama.

You are eligible to vote in Alabama if you meet all of the following requirements:

• You are a citizen of the United States.
• You are a resident of Alabama.
• You are at least 18 years of age on Election Day.

You cannot register to vote in Alabama if:

• You have been convicted of a felony, and your civil rights have not been restored.
• You have been declared incapacitated by a court of law.

To register to vote:

• You must provide your driver’s license number or state ID number if you have one.
• If you do not have either of these IDs, you can use the last 4 digits of your Social Security number (SSN).
• If you do not have a Social Security number, then leave that space blank on your registration form.

If you don’t provide any of these numbers or the state can’t match the number you provide to official records, you will have to show an accepted form of ID the first time you vote.

• If you vote in person, present an accepted form of ID at the polls. 
• If you vote by mail, provide a copy of an accepted form of ID with your absentee ballot

How to Register to Vote in Alabama

Alabama does not offer online voter registration. 

You can register one of the following ways:

• Add your information online (use the registration form below), print and sign your form, and return it to your county election official. Find your local office here.
• Visit your county elections office and complete your registration in person. Find your local office here.
• Print or request a voter registration form from your county clerk, a public library, the DMV, or the state elections division.

Frequently Asked Questions

Voting in Person

Alabama requests photo ID to vote in person. You can vote without an ID if two election officials confirm your identity.

Voting by Mail

Absentee ballots in Alabama are only for some voters. 

Reasons you can vote by absentee ballot include:

• Not being in your county on Election Day
• Physical disability or illness
• Being age 65 or older
• Caring for a family member who can’t leave home
• Working as an election officer or poll watcher somewhere else
• Work schedule (at least 10 hours) that conflicts with polling hours on Election Day
• In prison or jail, but qualified to vote

Requesting an Absentee Ballot

You can request an absentee ballot by contacting your county’s Absentee Election Manager.

You must provide a copy of photo ID with your application. You can use any of the photo IDs that are accepted to vote in person.

Returning an Absentee Ballot

You do not need to include ID with your completed ballot. However, your absentee ballot must be notarized or signed by two adult witnesses for it to be counted. 

Frequently Asked Questions