Much of the focus this election season has been on the presidential race or Alabama’s U.S. Senate contest. But voters will also see six statewide constitutional amendments on the ballot.

The language of these amendments can be pretty convoluted. Each year the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama offers analysis of the amendments. Senior research associate Thomas Spencer broke them down. Read more.

Jefferson County Sample Ballot

Shelby County Sample Ballot

So you want to be a poll watcher.

It isn’t as easy as dropping into a polling place and plunking yourself down to observe the proceedings.

First, in Alabama, you need to be appointed as a poll watcher for a specific party and a specific precinct. So two or three poll workers at each site is usually the limit. Poll workers also aren’t allowed to attempt to influence voters.

In other words, teams of Trump supporters cannot independently call themselves “poll watchers” and stay to make sure nothing they think might be untoward is happening, as the president has urged them to do. But supporting a particular candidate does not disqualify someone from becoming a legal poll watcher, either. Read more.

More stories from BirminghamWatch’s 2020 Voter Guide

Printable Sample Ballots for Jefferson and Shelby Counties

List of Candidates with Profiles

Your Guide to Alabama’s 2020 Constitutional Amendments

Voting by Absentee Ballot