How to vote in Alabama
You're a U.S. citizen? Then you vote like anyone else. Five questions, in the order you'll ask them. Every date links to the page I read it on.
Can I still register?
- Online: by .
- By mail: your form has to be postmarked by .
- In person: by .
Same day registration: For this one, go by the state's own page: Alabama Secretary of State, Alabama Votes.
Register on the state's own form.
Source: Alabama Secretary of State, Alabama Votes. Checked 11 October 2026.
Can I vote early?
Not in person. Alabama has no early voting at a polling place.
Alabama has no early in-person voting. The only way to vote before Election Day is an absentee ballot with a listed reason.
Source: Alabama Secretary of State, Alabama Votes. Checked 11 October 2026.
Can I vote by mail?
Only with a reason the state accepts. Alabama lists the reasons on its own page.
- Ask for your ballot: your request has to arrive by .
- Send it back: your ballot has to arrive by 12:00 p.m. (noon) on .
Ask for your ballot on the state's own form.
Source: Alabama Secretary of State, Alabama Votes. Checked 11 October 2026.
What do I bring?
Bring a photo ID, such as an Alabama driver license, a U.S. passport, a military ID or a student ID from an Alabama college.
Source: Alabama Secretary of State, Alabama Votes. Checked 11 October 2026.
Where and when on 3 November?
Election Day is .
- Polls are open: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- Where you vote: find your polling place through Alabama Secretary of State, Alabama Votes.
Source: Alabama Secretary of State, Alabama Votes. Checked 11 October 2026.
The last word
The state's election office has it, not me. If anything here differs from Alabama Secretary of State, Alabama Votes, the state is right. I checked these pages on 11 October 2026, and rules can change after that.
I tell you how to vote. I never tell you who to vote for. See how the people who represent Alabama score on Iran, or see how Iranians in one district vote as one.
Not a citizen yet? Here is what your papers allow.