Alabama does not have a party registration law. Therefore, a citizen does not declare a political party preference when registering to vote.

You may vote by absentee ballot in Alabama if:

• You will be absent from the county on Election Day
• You are ill or have a physical disability that prevents a trip to the polling place
• You are a registered Alabama voter who is temporarily living outside the county (such as a member of the armed forces, a voter employed outside of the United States, a college student, or a spouse or child of such a person)
• You are an appointed election officer or poll watcher at a polling place other than your regular polling place
• You work a required shift – 10 hours or more – that coincides with polling hours
• You are 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
• You are currently incarcerated in prison or jail but have not been convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude

EMERGENCY ABSENTEE VOTING applications can be made after the absentee deadline but no later than 5 PM on the day before the election, if the voter:

• is required by an employer under unforeseen circumstances to be unavailable at the polls on the day of the election
• is a caregiver of a person who requires emergency treatment by licensed physician within five days before an election
• has a family member to the second degree of kinship by affinity or consanguinity die within five days before an election

MEDICAL EMERGENCY ABSENTEE VOTING applications can be made by a voter who has a medical emergency requiring treatment from a licensed physician within 5 days of an election. During that 5 day period, the medical emergency absentee ballot application and the voted absentee ballot must be returned no later than noon on the day the election is held. The medical emergency absentee ballot application requires that the attending physician describe and certify the circumstances as constituting an emergency. The voter may designate someone to turn in the medical emergency absentee ballot application, receive the absentee ballot on behalf of the voter, and return the voted absentee ballot to the Absentee Election Manager on behalf of the voter. 

Listed below are the approved forms of photo ID, as stated in the law. If a voter does not possess one of these, then he or she may receive a free Alabama photo voter ID from various locations. 

• Valid Alabama Driver’s License (not expired or has been expired less than 60 Days)
• Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Digital Driver’s License
• Valid Alabama Nondriver ID (not expired or has been expired less than 60 Days)
• Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Digital Nondriver ID
• Valid Alabama Photo Voter ID Card
• Valid State-Issued ID (Alabama or any other state). Examples:
• Valid AL Department of Corrections Release - Temporary ID (Photo Required)         
• Valid AL Movement/Booking Sheet from Prison/Jail System (Photo Required)
• Valid Pistol Permit (Photo Required)
• Valid Federal-Issued ID
• Valid US passport
• Valid Employee ID from Federal Government, State of Alabama, County, Municipality, Board, or other entity of this state
• Valid student or employee ID from a public or private college or university in the State of Alabama (including postgraduate technical or professional schools)
• Valid student or employee ID issued by a state institution of higher learning in any other state
• Valid Military ID
• Valid Tribal ID