Alabama Election Results 2026: Voting has ended

Alabama requires a voter to show a specific type of photo identification to vote, both at the polls and (as a copy) with an absentee ballot application and ballot. Accepted IDs include an Alabama driver's license or non-driver ID (unexpired or expired less than 60 days), a free Alabama photo voter ID, other state or federal government photo IDs, a U.S. passport, certain government employee IDs, Alabama college or university student or employee IDs, military ID and tribal ID. A voter without ID may vote a regular ballot if two election officials positively identify the voter and sign an affidavit; otherwise the voter gets a provisional ballot. Free photo voter ID cards are issued by the Secretary of State, county boards of registrars and mobile units.

To register to vote in Alabama you must be a citizen of the United States, live in Alabama, and be at least 18 years old on or before election day. You must not be barred from voting because of a disqualifying felony conviction and must not have been declared mentally incompetent by a court. Registration can be done online, on a mail-in form, or through the county Board of Registrars, which mails a voter identification card once the application is approved. Alabama does not have a separate pre-registration age for 16- or 17-year-olds; the guide states only the 18-by-election-day requirement.

In Alabama only a disqualifying felony conviction, one involving moral turpitude under state law, takes away the right to vote; a person convicted of any other felony keeps the right to register and vote, and a voter who is incarcerated but has not been convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude may vote by absentee ballot. A person barred by a disqualifying felony may ask to have voting rights restored by applying to the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles for a Certificate of Eligibility to Register to Vote (CERV); the Secretary of State directs questions about restoration to paroles.alabama.gov.

Alabama law (Act of 2006, HB141, Title 17 of the Code of Alabama) says each employee in the state, upon reasonable notice to the employer, must be permitted to take necessary time off to vote in any election, not to exceed one hour. The time off is not available if the employee's hours of work begin at least two hours after the polls open or end at least one hour before the polls close. The employer may specify the hours during which the employee may be absent. The statute does not say whether the time off is paid.