Time is almost up for absentee ballot applications
Deadlines for applying for an absentee ballot and returning ballots are quickly approaching.
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Six days left to apply for absentee ballot by mail
Nov. 1 is the last day that absentee ballot applications returned by mail can be received.
October 26, 2022
13 days left in the absentee voting period
Nov. 1, 2022, is the last day that absentee ballot applications returned by mail can be received.
October 19, 2022
27 days left to apply for absentee ballots by mail for general election
Nov. 1 is the last day that absentee ballot applications returned by mail can be received.
October 5, 2022
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See recent postsReligious liberty in Alabama: Pretty good, could be better
Alabama is one of just 10 states that does not include religion as an acceptable reason for absentee voting in elections.
Why do you need to declare party affiliation when filling out your absentee affidavit?
Though somewhat innocuous at first glance, this section could and has led to an amount of confusion for would-be voters.
Absentee voting period for May 24 primary election begins today
May 17, 2022, is the last day that absentee ballot applications can be returned by mail.
March 30, 2022
Alabama House, House committee mull Republican voting bills
The House approved bills to expand in-person absentee voting locations and to limit timeline for absentee ballot applications.
Proposed legislation would allow no-excuse absentee voting
Secretary of State John Merrill supports the bill, which would allow qualified voters to vote absentee without an excuse.
Merrill, 15 other secretaries of state write in objection to the For the People Act
"We firmly believe the authority to legislate and regulate these changes should be left with the states," the secretaries wrote.