2022 Alabama Elections
Absentee Voting Deadlines Coming Up
The last day to turn in the filled out absentee ballots by hand to election officials is Nov. 7, the Monday before election day. Absentee ballots mailed in must be received by noon on election day.
Deadlines to register to vote and to apply for an absentee ballot have expired
There are limited reasons a person could be allowed to vote by absentee ballot. Two years ago, fear of exposure to COVID-19 was temporarily considered an acceptable reason, but it is not any longer. According to the Secretary of State’s Office, a voter may vote by absentee ballot if he or she:
- 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 65 or older or disabled and physically incapacitated and will not be able to vote in person because they cannot access their assigned polling place due to one of the following disabilities neurological, musculoskeletal, respiratory, cardiovascular or other life-altering disorder that affects his or her ability to perform manual tasks, stand for any length of time, walk unassisted, see, hear or speak.
- Is a registered alabama voter living outside the county, 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.