Can I vote absentee in Alabama in 2026?

You need a qualifying reason. The most common: You’ll be out of your county on Election Day, including at college or in the military; You have a required work shift of 10 hours or more that overlaps polling hours; You’re ill or have a disability that keeps you from the polls; You’re caring for a family member who is confined at home; You’re a poll worker at a polling place other than your own. Get the application for the county where you’re registered: download it, ask your county’s absentee election manager (usually the circuit clerk), or call 334‑242‑7210. Return it yourself with a copy of your photo ID (if you’re 65 or older or have a disability and check the box on the application saying you can’t vote in person, you don’t need to include ID): by mail so it arrives by Tue, Oct 27, or in person by Thu, Oct 29. Some county offices let you apply and vote in one visit; call ahead. Mark your ballot and sign the affidavit in front of a notary or two witnesses age 18 or older. Without this, your ballot can’t be counted. Online or remote notarization isn’t allowed. Return the ballot yourself: by hand before your county’s absentee office closes on Mon, Nov 2 (5 p.m. at the latest), or by mail or a carrier such as FedEx or UPS so it arrives by noon Tue, Nov 3. Except in a medical emergency, no one else may return it for you.

Can I still vote absentee in Alabama after the deadline because of an emergency?

You may still get an emergency absentee ballot if one of these happens within five days of the election and you didn’t know about it before the regular deadline: Your employer unexpectedly requires you to be away from your polling place while the polls are open. You need emergency treatment from a doctor. You’re caring for someone who needs emergency treatment from a doctor. A close relative dies, such as a parent, child, sibling, grandparent or grandchild (including in-laws). Contact your county’s absentee election manager right away. Apply by 5 p.m. Mon, Nov 2, and return the ballot by noon Tue, Nov 3. For your own medical emergency, your doctor certifies it, you can apply as late as noon Tue, Nov 3, and someone you choose can turn in your application, pick up your ballot and return it.

Who is running for governor of Alabama in 2026?

Doug Jones (Democrat) and Tommy Tuberville (Republican). Open seat: Gov. Kay Ivey is term-limited.

Who is running for U.S. Senate in Alabama in 2026?

Barry Moore (Republican) and Everett Wess (Democrat). Open seat: Sen. Tuberville is running for governor.

2026 Alabama voter guide · General election Tuesday, November 3

Know who’s on your ballot.

Q: What ID do I need to vote in Alabama?

A physical photo ID: Alabama driver’s license or nondriver ID; Free Alabama Photo Voter ID card, available from your county Board of Registrars, even on Election Day; U.S. passport, military ID, or tribal ID; Other photo ID issued by Alabama, another state or the federal government, such as a pistol permit or a Department of Corrections release ID; Employee photo ID from the federal government or from an Alabama state, county or city government; Student or employee ID from an Alabama college, or from a public college in another state. Bring the physical card. Under a 2026 state law (HB110, in effect since Oct. 1), digital IDs, including Alabama’s digital driver’s license, aren’t accepted for voting, even though some older Secretary of State guides, including the 2026 Voter Guide PDF, still list it. A driver’s license or nondriver ID expired less than 60 days still counts. Licenses or IDs issued to foreign nationals can’t be used for voting. If two election officials at your polling place positively identify you as a voter on the poll list and sign a sworn statement, you can vote a regular ballot. Otherwise, you can vote a provisional ballot, which counts once officials confirm you’re eligible; to have it counted, bring a valid photo ID to your county Board of Registrars by 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6.

Q: What amendments are on Alabama's November 2026 ballot?

Statewide Amendment 1: Filling a lieutenant governor vacancy; Statewide Amendment 2: Merging neighboring county school systems; Statewide Amendment 3: Daily Pledge and student-led prayer in public schools; Statewide Amendment 4: Weekly national anthem in public schools. A yes vote changes the Alabama Constitution; a no vote leaves it as is.

Plain-language summaries of the candidates in Alabama’s statewide and congressional races, and what each one says they will do. The number after each point links to its source.

Updated Oct. 20, 2026Independent and nonpartisanNo ads or endorsements

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Register to voteMon, Oct 19Closed for this election. You can still check your status.Apply absentee by mailTue, Oct 27Your mailed application must arrive by this date Apply absentee in personThu, Oct 29Last day to hand in an application at your county’s absentee office Absentee ballot due backMon, Nov 2By hand: before your county office closes. By mail: it must arrive by noon Nov 3.Election DayTue, Nov 3Polls open 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. · 13 days away

Can’t make it to the polls on Nov. 3?You may qualify to vote absentee if you’ll be out of your county (including at college), work a required shift of 10 hours or more during polling hours, are ill or disabled, or care for a homebound family member. Mailing an application now is risky: it must arrive by Tue, Oct. 27. The safer route is to apply in person at your county’s absentee office by Thu, Oct. 29.How to vote absentee →Bring a photo IDA physical photo ID, such as a driver’s license or a free Alabama Photo Voter ID. No ID? If two election officials positively identify you and sign a sworn statement, you can vote a regular ballot. Otherwise you can vote a provisional ballot and show ID by 5 p.m. Fri, Nov. 6.Valid IDs and rules →

On your ballot

GovernorJones · Tuberville Lieutenant GovernorEnsler · Wahl Attorney GeneralMcLaughlin · Robertson Secretary of StateDobson · Rogers TreasurerBoozer · Houston AuditorEdwards · Sorrell Agriculture CommissionerHill · Sparks Public Service Commission 1Gentry · Gordon Public Service Commission 2McNeil · Zeigler CourtsSupreme Court and appeals courts State school boardDistricts 2, 4, 6 and 8 U.S. SenateMoore · Wess U.S. HouseDistricts 1–7 Amendments4 statewide questions How to voteID, absentee, polling hours

State races

Every Alabama voter sees these offices on the ballot. Candidates are listed alphabetically by last name.

State executive

Governor

Leads the executive branch, proposes the state budget, signs or vetoes bills, and appoints agency heads.

Open seat · Gov. Kay Ivey is term-limited

Where they differ

Medicaid: Jones would expand it; Tuberville says the state can’t afford to.
School choice: Jones would close the CHOOSE Act to new students; Tuberville would protect and expand it.
Data centers: Jones would pause new ones for a year; Tuberville opposes a pause and welcomes those that pay full price, including the cost of their power and water lines.
Where they agree: Both would end the state grocery tax, oppose tax breaks for data centers, and let voters decide on a lottery.

Doug Jones

Democrat

Attorney; U.S. senator 2018–2021; former U.S. attorney for north Alabama

Health care: Expand Medicaid.
Pledges to expand Medicaid, saying it would bring federal money to Alabama and help keep rural hospitals open. 1 (source: Jones campaign: Vision for Alabama)2 (source: ABC 33/40: Jones policy agenda)
Taxes & costs: End grocery, tip and overtime taxes.
Would end the remaining state sales tax on groceries and state income tax on tips and overtime. 3 (source: Alabama Reflector: Jones policy speech (Jul 27, 2026))6 (source: Lagniappe: both candidates on the grocery tax)
Economy & jobs: Wage, training and child-care plan.
Proposes a state earned income tax credit, more child care, free community college for adults without credentials, stronger apprenticeships, and licensing reform. 3 (source: Alabama Reflector: Jones policy speech (Jul 27, 2026))4 (source: Alabama Political Reporter: data center pause (Jul 27, 2026))10 (source: Jones campaign: Create jobs worth staying for)
Power bills & data centers: Pause new data centers.
Would pause new data centers for one year to set rules, says state law should change so they get no tax breaks, and wants them to help pay for local services like schools and law enforcement. 2 (source: ABC 33/40: Jones policy agenda)4 (source: Alabama Political Reporter: data center pause (Jul 27, 2026))11 (source: Alabama Reflector: Jones data center town hall (Oct 13, 2026))
Education: Phase out the CHOOSE Act.
Would close the school-choice program to new students, let current students stay through graduation, and raise teacher pay. 5 (source: Alabama Daily News: Jones education town hall (Oct 2026))
Lottery: Let voters decide on a lottery.
Wants a statewide vote on a standalone lottery. 1 (source: Jones campaign: Vision for Alabama)3 (source: Alabama Reflector: Jones policy speech (Jul 27, 2026))
Elections & government: Ethics and citizen initiatives.
Proposes stronger ethics laws, a stock-trading ban for statewide officials, and letting citizens put measures on the ballot. 3 (source: Alabama Reflector: Jones policy speech (Jul 27, 2026))7 (source: Alabama Reflector: Jones on ethics reform (Sep 2, 2026))
Public safety: Prison accountability.
Calls for prison accountability, including independent oversight of state prison spending such as the new Elmore County prison, and notes that the governor appoints the prison commissioner and picks the parole board. 8 (source: Alabama Political Reporter: Jones on prisons (Aug 11, 2026))
Abortion & IVF: IVF and contraception amendment.
Proposes a state constitutional amendment protecting access to IVF and contraception. 3 (source: Alabama Reflector: Jones policy speech (Jul 27, 2026))9 (source: Alabama Reflector: Jones campaign kickoff (Dec 12, 2025))

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Tommy Tuberville

Republican

U.S. senator since 2021; former Auburn head football coach

Taxes & costs: End the grocery tax.
Would eliminate the remaining 2% state sales tax on groceries and says he will not raise taxes. 1 (source: Alabama Gazette: grocery tax pledge (Sep 10, 2026))2 (source: WBHM: law and order priority (Oct 16, 2026))6 (source: Lagniappe: both candidates on the grocery tax)
Public safety: Police and National Guard in cities.
Says adding law enforcement to “clean up our cities” would be a top priority, and has proposed using the National Guard in cities. 2 (source: WBHM: law and order priority (Oct 16, 2026))3 (source: NBC 15: National Guard proposal)
Economy & jobs: Recruit manufacturing jobs.
Says he would be Alabama’s “recruiter-in-chief” and promises to bring high-paying manufacturing jobs back to empty plants. 4 (source: Alabama Gazette: BCA conference remarks (Aug 2026))
Elections & government: Review agencies, audit spending.
Formed a team to review every state agency for waste and duplication, and pledges to “audit every state dollar.” 11 (source: Tuberville campaign: Golden Age Action Team)12 (source: Alabama Daily News: Tuberville’s transition advisers (Jul 2026))13 (source: Yellowhammer News: Tuberville’s first TV ad)
Power bills & data centers: Data centers on conditions.
Welcomes data centers that pay “full price”: no tax abatements or incentives, plus the full cost of the power and water lines they need. Opposes a moratorium and says communities can say no. 5 (source: Tuberville op-ed: game plan for data centers (Sep 1, 2026))
Education: Protect and expand school choice.
Would protect and expand the CHOOSE Act, and says he would emphasize workforce development in education. 2 (source: WBHM: law and order priority (Oct 16, 2026))7 (source: Alabama Reflector: candidates on the CHOOSE Act (Sep 22, 2026))
Lottery: Let voters decide on a lottery.
Says he would sign a lottery into law if the Legislature puts it on the ballot and voters approve it. 8 (source: Yellowhammer News: Tuberville on a lottery)
Health care: No Medicaid expansion.
Says the state can’t afford to expand Medicaid and points to $203 million in new federal rural health money. 2 (source: WBHM: law and order priority (Oct 16, 2026))9 (source: Yellowhammer News: Tuberville on rural hospitals)
Abortion & IVF: IVF views (2024).
In 2024 he said he was “all for” the Alabama Supreme Court ruling that embryos created through IVF are children under state law. Later that year he said no one in Alabama wants to ban IVF and that he was proud the Legislature acted to protect it. No newer statement was found. 10 (source: NBC News: Tuberville on the IVF ruling (2024))14 (source: Tuberville Senate office: statement on IVF (2024))
Taxes & costs · Health care: Voted for 2025 tax-and-spending law.
As a U.S. senator, voted for the 2025 federal tax-and-spending law (H.R. 1), which extended the 2017 tax cuts and reduced projected federal Medicaid spending. 15 (source: U.S. Senate: roll call vote on passage of H.R. 1 (2025))

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Debates: None scheduled. Tuberville said in August he would “probably not” debate; Jones has accepted several invitations.

A lawsuit challenging Tuberville’s Alabama residency was dismissed, and on Oct. 9 the Alabama Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal for lack of jurisdiction, without ruling on the residency question. The state Republican Party had earlier found him qualified.

Sources: WSFA: Tuberville on a debate (Aug 26, 2026) (opens in new tab) · WHNT: Jones on a debate with Tuberville (opens in new tab) · Alabama Reflector: Supreme Court affirms dismissal (Oct 9, 2026) (opens in new tab) · WSFA: Supreme Court upholds dismissal (Oct 9, 2026) (opens in new tab)

State executive

Lieutenant Governor

Presides over the state Senate, votes only to break ties, and becomes governor if that office is vacated. Elected separately from the governor.

Open seat · Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth is term-limited

Where they differ

School choice: Ensler opposes the CHOOSE Act; Wahl defends it.
Guns: Ensler would restore the permit requirement to carry a gun in public; Wahl opposes gun control.
Where they agree: Both want to end the state grocery tax.

Phillip Ensler

Democrat

State representative for Montgomery since 2022; lawyer and former teacher

Health care: Expand Medicaid.
Supports expanding Medicaid. 4 (source: WAKA: Ensler policy proposals (Aug 20, 2026))
Taxes & costs · Power bills & data centers · Economy & jobs: Lower costs, raise wages.
Would end the grocery tax and the tax on overtime, raise the minimum wage, and push for open utility rate-setting. 1 (source: Ensler campaign: affordability)4 (source: WAKA: Ensler policy proposals (Aug 20, 2026))
Power bills & data centers: Data center moratorium.
Calls for a moratorium on new data centers and a ban on nondisclosure agreements between local governments and data center companies. 3 (source: Ensler campaign: quality of life)6 (source: Alabama Reflector: lieutenant governor race (Aug 21, 2026))
Lottery: Hold a lottery vote.
Wants a voter-approved lottery. 6 (source: Alabama Reflector: lieutenant governor race (Aug 21, 2026))
Education: Teacher pay and pre-K.
Would raise pay for education workers and expand First Class Pre-K; opposes the CHOOSE Act. 2 (source: Ensler campaign: education)
Public safety: Carry permits and police pay.
Would restore the permit requirement to carry a gun in public, and offer officers signing bonuses, loan forgiveness and housing help. 4 (source: WAKA: Ensler policy proposals (Aug 20, 2026))
Elections & government: Join the governor’s ticket.
With Doug Jones, proposes amending the constitution so the lieutenant governor is part of the executive branch, elected on a ticket with the governor. Also supports term limits. 5 (source: Alabama Reflector: lieutenant governor role proposal (Sep 17, 2026))6 (source: Alabama Reflector: lieutenant governor race (Aug 21, 2026))
Immigration: Opposed local immigration enforcement.
As a state representative in 2025, argued against a bill letting local police enforce immigration law, saying it would erode immigrants’ trust in police. 7 (source: Alabama Reflector: House immigration bill debate (Apr 17, 2025))
Abortion & IVF: IVF amendment.
Calls for a constitutional amendment protecting IVF. In 2024 he called the Legislature’s IVF immunity law a “Band-Aid fix.” 8 (source: Alabama Reflector: IVF bill final passage (Mar 6, 2024))9 (source: Ensler campaign site)

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John Wahl

Republican

Farmer from Limestone County; Alabama Republican Party chairman 2021–2026

Taxes & costs: End the grocery tax.
Calls eliminating the state grocery tax one of his top priorities from “day one.” 1 (source: Wahl campaign: issues)2 (source: Alabama Daily News: GOP runoff)
Economy & jobs: Economy first.
Names the economy as his top priority: less red tape, business recruitment, help for small businesses, and job training. 1 (source: Wahl campaign: issues)2 (source: Alabama Daily News: GOP runoff)
Elections & government: Post-election audits.
Supports audits after elections and accountability for voting machines. 1 (source: Wahl campaign: issues)
Education: Parents in control, school choice.
Wants schools focused on “academic excellence, not political indoctrination,” with parents in charge, and defends the CHOOSE Act. 1 (source: Wahl campaign: issues)3 (source: 1819 News: Wahl on school choice)
Health care: Keep government out of medical decisions.
Says government shouldn’t dictate personal medical decisions. 1 (source: Wahl campaign: issues)
Immigration: Border enforcement.
Supports President Trump’s plan to secure the southern border. 1 (source: Wahl campaign: issues)
Public safety: Law and order, no gun control.
Says the state should stand strong for law and order, and opposes gun control. 1 (source: Wahl campaign: issues)
Abortion & IVF: Opposes abortion; supports adoption aid.
Calls himself “proudly and unapologetically pro-life” and supports help for expecting mothers and adoption. 1 (source: Wahl campaign: issues)4 (source: Alabama Reflector: lieutenant governor race (May 17, 2026))

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Debates: WHNT News 19 hosts a debate Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 6 p.m., streamed at WHNT.com and on the WHNT19+ app.

A lawsuit challenging Wahl’s Alabama residency was dismissed Oct. 13 at the plaintiffs’ request, with no ruling on the residency question. The state Republican Party had earlier rejected a separate challenge.

Sources: WRBL / Nexstar: debate announcement (opens in new tab) · Alabama Political Reporter: Wahl residency suit dismissed (Oct 13, 2026) (opens in new tab) · Alabama Gazette: GOP committee rejects challenge (Jun 30, 2026) (opens in new tab)

State executive

Attorney General

The state’s chief lawyer and top law enforcement officer. Represents Alabama in court and can step into utility rate cases on customers’ behalf.

Open seat

Where they differ

Priorities: McLaughlin lists public corruption, utility ratepayers, and fentanyl and scams; Robertson lists tougher criminal penalties, continuing the office’s current direction, and backing the Trump agenda.

Jeff McLaughlin

Democrat

Guntersville attorney; former state representative

Elections & government: Root out corruption.
Would use the office to fight public corruption and says he will not use it to settle political scores. 1 (source: McLaughlin campaign site)3 (source: Alabama Reflector: McLaughlin profile (Jul 31, 2026))
Power bills & data centers: Advocate for ratepayers.
Would press for more oversight of utility rate cases and work to limit data centers’ effect on power bills. 1 (source: McLaughlin campaign site)2 (source: Alabama Reflector: AG candidates and rate hearings (Sep 24, 2026))
Public safety: Fentanyl and scams.
Would back local law enforcement, target fentanyl trafficking, and protect seniors and others from scams. 1 (source: McLaughlin campaign site)

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Katherine Robertson

Republican

Chief counsel to Attorney General Steve Marshall for nearly a decade; former U.S. Justice Department attorney

Public safety · Immigration: Tougher criminal penalties.
Wants tougher laws on gang activity, child exploitation and illegal immigration, and says law enforcement “will always know I have their back.” 1 (source: 1819 News: Robertson campaign kickoff)4 (source: 256 Today: Robertson announces candidacy (Jun 2025))
Elections & government: Continue the current course.
Argues the office should keep the direction set under Marshall, including legal challenges to federal regulations. 2 (source: 256 Today: Robertson on experience)3 (source: Alabama Political Reporter: Manufacture Alabama endorsement (Aug 25, 2026))
Elections & government: Back the Trump agenda.
Calls herself a “steadfast ally of President Trump” who has fought federal overreach to advance his agenda. 1 (source: 1819 News: Robertson campaign kickoff)

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Debates: None found in news coverage as of Oct. 20.

State executive

Secretary of State

Runs state elections as chief elections officer and keeps official state records, including business filings.

Open seat

Where they differ

Elections: Dobson would create an Election Integrity Division and supports post-election audits; Rogers supports creating early voting and expanding absentee voting, and would end straight-ticket voting.
Where they agree: Both would make it easier to license or register a business.

Caroleene Dobson

Republican

Real estate attorney; 2024 Republican nominee for Congress in District 2

Elections & government: Voter-roll and fraud unit.
Would create an Election Integrity Division to maintain voter rolls and follow up on fraud claims. 1 (source: Yellowhammer News: Dobson on elections)2 (source: 1819 News: Dobson Huntsville speech)
Elections & government: Post-election audits.
Supports post-election audits of state elections. 3 (source: Alabama Reflector voter guide: Secretary of State)
Economy & jobs: Easier business licensing.
Would make the business licensing process easier. 3 (source: Alabama Reflector voter guide: Secretary of State)

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Wayne Rogers

Democrat

Attorney; former chair of the Jefferson County Democratic Party

Elections & government: Early and absentee voting.
Supports creating early voting and expanding absentee voting. 1 (source: Trussville Tribune: Rogers platform (Aug 3, 2026))4 (source: Alabama Reflector voter guide: Secretary of State)
Elections & government: End straight-ticket voting.
Would end the option to vote for every candidate of one party with a single mark. 1 (source: Trussville Tribune: Rogers platform (Aug 3, 2026))4 (source: Alabama Reflector voter guide: Secretary of State)
Elections & government: Cap campaign donations.
Would cap campaign contributions to candidates. 1 (source: Trussville Tribune: Rogers platform (Aug 3, 2026))4 (source: Alabama Reflector voter guide: Secretary of State)
Economy & jobs: Easier business registration.
Wants to make it easier to register and run a business in Alabama and to improve the office’s processes. 2 (source: CBS 42: who will be the next secretary of state)3 (source: Clarke County Democrat: Rogers announces bid (Sep 2025))

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Debates: None found in news coverage as of Oct. 20.

State executive

State Treasurer

Manages and invests the state’s money, runs the state’s college-savings and disability-savings accounts, and returns unclaimed money, like forgotten bank balances, to its owners.

Incumbent running

Where they differ

Approach: Boozer points to his record: a smaller office, growing savings programs, and returning unclaimed money; Houston would modernize the office and make state spending more transparent.

Young Boozer, Incumbent

Republican

State treasurer

Taxes & costs: A leaner office.
Cites cutting office staff from 46 to 25 and bringing the office budget below 2011 levels. 1 (source: Alabama Political Reporter: Boozer launches 2026 bid (Jun 5, 2025))3 (source: Boozer campaign site)
Education: Grow college savings.
Points to growth of the CollegeCounts 529 college-savings plan and the ABLE disability-savings program. 1 (source: Alabama Political Reporter: Boozer launches 2026 bid (Jun 5, 2025))2 (source: WSFA: meet the treasurer candidates (Apr 30, 2026))
Elections & government: Return unclaimed money.
Highlights returning unclaimed property to owners and says the office now pays for itself from unclaimed-property revenue rather than the state’s General Fund. 1 (source: Alabama Political Reporter: Boozer launches 2026 bid (Jun 5, 2025))3 (source: Boozer campaign site)
Economy & jobs: No ESG investing (2022).
Said in 2022 that the Treasury does not use environmental, social and governance criteria in investing, and that he pulled money from a BlackRock fund over low returns. 4 (source: 1819 News: Boozer on ESG (2022))

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Rosilyn “Roz” Houston

Democrat

Former banking executive; former CEO of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

Elections & government: Open the books.
Would make state spending more transparent to the public. 1 (source: Houston campaign site)2 (source: Alabama Reflector voter guide: Treasurer)
Economy & jobs: Modernize the office.
Would use her banking experience to “modernize” the office. 2 (source: Alabama Reflector voter guide: Treasurer)
Economy & jobs: Responsible investing.
Says she would protect taxpayer dollars and invest responsibly so state funds serve every citizen, not special interests. 1 (source: Houston campaign site)
Elections & government: Help people find their money.
Says she will make sure Alabamians know the treasurer’s programs exist and can get to their own money “without a fight.” 1 (source: Houston campaign site)

Sources (2)

Debates: None found in news coverage as of Oct. 20.

State executive

State Auditor

Keeps track of state-owned property and money moving through the treasury. Also appoints one of the three members of each county’s board of registrars, the local office that signs up voters.

Incumbent running

Where they differ

Approach: Edwards would focus on transparency and fiscal oversight; Sorrell wants authority to investigate when state property is lost through negligence.

Violet Edwards

Democrat

Madison County commissioner since 2020

Elections & government: Transparency.
Would bring more transparency to the auditor’s office. 1 (source: Alabama Political Reporter: Edwards announces run (Jan 12, 2026))2 (source: Alabama Reflector voter guide: Auditor)
Taxes & costs: Fiscal oversight.
Cites her county record on fiscal responsibility and oversight of operations. 1 (source: Alabama Political Reporter: Edwards announces run (Jan 12, 2026))
Elections & government: Registrar appointments.
Highlights the auditor’s role in appointing the county officials who register voters. 2 (source: Alabama Reflector voter guide: Auditor)

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Andrew Sorrell, Incumbent

Republican

State auditor since 2023; former state representative

Elections & government: Investigate lost property.
Wants authority to investigate when state property is lost through negligence. 1 (source: Alabama Reflector voter guide: Auditor)
Taxes & costs: Protect taxpayer dollars.
Cites his record of “defending taxpayers” and the money they send to Montgomery. 2 (source: Alabama Political Reporter: Sorrell runs for re-election (Jan 7, 2026))
Elections & government: Election audits (2025).
In 2025, while running for secretary of state, called for a state law requiring election audits. He left that race in January 2026 to seek re-election as auditor. 2 (source: Alabama Political Reporter: Sorrell runs for re-election (Jan 7, 2026))3 (source: Yellowhammer News: Sorrell on election audits)

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Debates: None found in news coverage as of Oct. 20.

State executive

Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries

Runs the state agriculture department: food safety inspections, farm programs and marketing, animal and plant disease testing, and consumer protection.

Open seat · Commissioner Rick Pate is term-limited

Where they differ

Emphasis: Hill calls promoting Alabama-grown food through Sweet Grown Alabama a top priority; Sparks calls a cost-sharing program to help farmers buy equipment his top priority.
Where they agree: Both would end the state sales tax on farm equipment and restore a department crime or enforcement unit.

Corey Hill

Republican

Mayor of Douglas (Marshall County); cattle and poultry farmer

Farms & rural: Buy Alabama-grown.
Says encouraging Alabamians to eat food grown in the state, through the Sweet Grown Alabama program, would be a top priority, and wants more local produce in school lunches. 1 (source: Alabama Daily News: Sparks and Hill make their cases)
Farms & rural: Keep regulation light.
Says regulations are hard on farmers and he would keep them low. 2 (source: 1819 News: Hill announces run)
Taxes & costs · Farms & rural: End farm-equipment tax.
Would work to eliminate the state sales tax on farm equipment. 3 (source: Alabama Reflector: Hill and Sparks face off (Oct 1, 2026))
Public safety · Farms & rural: Restore a rural crime unit.
Would bring back the department’s rural crime division. 2 (source: 1819 News: Hill announces run)

Sources (3)

Ron Sparks

Democrat

Former commissioner of agriculture and industries (2003–2011)

Farms & rural: Farmer cost-share program.
Says his top priority would be a cost-sharing program, modeled on Tennessee’s, to help farmers buy equipment. 2 (source: Alabama Daily News: Sparks and Hill make their cases)3 (source: Franklin Free Press: Sparks campaign (Sep 2026))
Taxes & costs · Farms & rural: End farm-equipment tax.
Would end the 1.5% state sales tax on farm equipment. 2 (source: Alabama Daily News: Sparks and Hill make their cases)
Public safety · Farms & rural: Restore enforcement and inspections.
Would bring back the department’s law enforcement division and state gas-pump inspections to fight farm theft, consumer fraud and price gouging. 1 (source: Alabama Political Reporter: Sparks campaign (May 15, 2026))2 (source: Alabama Daily News: Sparks and Hill make their cases)3 (source: Franklin Free Press: Sparks campaign (Sep 2026))
Farms & rural: Build on his record.
Points to his earlier tenure, when he says the department pursued livestock theft, checked fuel-pump accuracy, took an aggressive approach to food safety, and opened three animal diagnostic labs. 1 (source: Alabama Political Reporter: Sparks campaign (May 15, 2026))2 (source: Alabama Daily News: Sparks and Hill make their cases)

Sources (3)

Debates: None found in news coverage as of Oct. 20.

Both candidates want to end the state sales tax on farm equipment, and both have raised concerns about the federal plan to import more beef.

Sources: Alabama Reflector: Hill and Sparks face off (Oct 1, 2026) (opens in new tab) · WSFA: candidates on beef imports (Sep 1, 2026) (opens in new tab)

Utility regulator

Public Service Commission, Place 1

Sets Alabama Power’s electricity rates and regulates some gas and water companies. It does not set rates for electric co-ops, city-owned utilities, or TVA power.

Open seat · Incumbent lost the Republican primary

Where they differ

Power bills: Gentry wants a full comparison of Alabama’s rates with other states; Gordon calls for cutting Alabama Power bills about 25% and extending the freeze on Alabama Power’s base rates to 2030.
Where they agree: Both call for public rate hearings.

Matt Gentry

Republican

Cullman County sheriff

Power bills & data centers: Public rate hearings.
Supports public rate hearings to increase transparency. 1 (source: 1819 News: Gentry on utility rates)
Power bills & data centers: Compare rates with other states.
Wants a full comparison of Alabama’s rates with other states. 1 (source: 1819 News: Gentry on utility rates)

Sources (1)

1819 News: Gentry on utility rates (opens in new tab)

James Gordon

Democrat

Mobile chiropractor; former state representative

Power bills & data centers: Cut power bills 25%.
Calls for cutting Alabama Power bills by about a quarter. 1 (source: Alabama Reflector: PSC race (Oct 16, 2026))2 (source: Alabama Reflector voter guide: PSC Place 1)
Power bills & data centers: Open rate hearings.
Would replace the formula now used to adjust Alabama Power’s rates with full rate hearings open to the public. 1 (source: Alabama Reflector: PSC race (Oct 16, 2026))
Power bills & data centers: Extend the rate freeze.
Wants to lower rates to 12 cents per kilowatt-hour and extend the freeze on Alabama Power’s base rates, now set to end in 2029, to 2030. 1 (source: Alabama Reflector: PSC race (Oct 16, 2026))

Sources (2)

Debates: None found in news coverage as of Oct. 20.

A 2026 state law expands the commission from three to seven members. Gov. Ivey appointed four new members, who will face elections in staggered terms. The law also freezes Alabama Power’s base rates until 2029, allows a formal rate hearing only if five of seven commissioners or the energy secretary call for one, and creates a state energy secretary appointed by the governor. Sheila McNeil, the Democratic candidate for Place 2, has challenged the law in federal court.

Sources: Alabama Reflector: PSC race (Oct 16, 2026) (opens in new tab) · Alabama Reflector: Ivey’s PSC appointments (Jun 17, 2026) (opens in new tab) · Alabama Reflector: McNeil lawsuit (May 27, 2026) (opens in new tab) · Alabama PSC: electric utilities it regulates (opens in new tab)

Utility regulator

Public Service Commission, Place 2

Sets Alabama Power’s electricity rates and regulates some gas and water companies. It does not set rates for electric co-ops, city-owned utilities, or TVA power.

Open seat · Incumbent lost the Republican runoff

Where they differ

Rates: McNeil would review the formula used to adjust rates and add a customer advisory council; Zeigler would review rate requests closely and make clear which costs are passed on to customers.
Where they agree: Both say data centers should cover the cost of their own power demand.

Sheila McNeil

Democrat

Public policy consultant; former San Antonio City Council member

Power bills & data centers: Data centers pay their way.
Says large new customers should cover the cost of serving them and proposes a regional body to approve data centers. 1 (source: Alabama Political Reporter: McNeil on data centers (Jul 21, 2026))
Power bills & data centers: Reform how rates are set.
Would review the formula used to adjust rates and create a council of customers to advise the commission. 2 (source: McNeil campaign site)3 (source: Alabama Reflector: PSC race (Oct 16, 2026))

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Jim Zeigler

Republican

Former state auditor; former PSC member

Power bills & data centers: Data centers cover their power costs.
Says Alabama families shouldn’t pay for data centers’ power demand and would act as a watchman over new data centers and solar farms. 1 (source: 1819 News: Zeigler on data centers)2 (source: Alabama Reflector: PSC runoff (Jun 11, 2026))
Power bills & data centers: Scrutinize rate requests.
Would review rate requests closely and make clear which costs utilities pass on to customers. 3 (source: Alabama Reflector: PSC race (Oct 16, 2026))

Sources (3)

Debates: None found in news coverage as of Oct. 20.

Judicial

Appeals courts

Alabama elects its appellate judges by party. Judges generally do not campaign on policy positions. Five of the six seats this year have one candidate.

Supreme Court, Place 7Highest state court

Brad MendheimIncumbentRepublicanUnopposed

Supreme Court, Place 8Highest state court

AshLeigh Meyer DunhamDemocratJefferson County juvenile court referee and family-law attorney

Greg ShawIncumbentRepublicanAssociate justice since 2009

Court of Civil Appeals, Place 4Hears civil and family appeals

Ben BowdenIncumbentRepublicanUnopposed

Court of Civil Appeals, Place 5Hears civil and family appeals

Matt FridyIncumbentRepublicanUnopposed

Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 4Hears criminal appeals

Mary WindomIncumbentRepublicanUnopposed

Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 5Hears criminal appeals · Open seat

Riggs WalkerRepublicanAssistant attorney general; unopposed

Sources: Alabama Reflector: Supreme Court Place 8 (opens in new tab) · Ballotpedia: 2026 appeals court elections (opens in new tab) · Alabama SoS: Mobile County sample ballot (opens in new tab)

Education

State Board of Education

Sets statewide school policy and standards and hires the state superintendent. Only four of the eight districts vote this year; your sample ballot shows whether yours does.

District 2East and southeast Alabama, including Lee County and the Wiregrass

Jamie McCurryDemocrat

Tracie WestIncumbentRepublican

District 4Birmingham area

Yvette RichardsonIncumbentDemocratUnopposed

District 6North-central and northeast Alabama

Cathi BradfordRepublican

Angela MorganDemocrat

District 8Huntsville and northeast Alabama: Limestone, Madison, Jackson and DeKalb counties

Shatika ArmstrongDemocrat

Emily JonesRepublican

Sources: Ballotpedia: 2026 State Board of Education (opens in new tab) · Alabama Reflector: board primaries (May 19, 2026) (opens in new tab) · Alabama Daily News: District 8 runoff (opens in new tab)

Congress

Alabama elects one U.S. senator and all seven U.S. House members this year. The House races use the map the Legislature drew in 2023. Federal courts had blocked it, and a court-drawn map was used in 2024; after the U.S. Supreme Court’s April 2026 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, a lower court blocked the 2023 map again in May, and on June 2 the Supreme Court paused that order, letting Alabama use the 2023 map for 2026 while the case continues. Districts 1, 2, 6 and 7 changed and held new primaries on Aug. 11.

Sources: Alabama Reflector: Callais ruling and Alabama (Apr 29, 2026) (opens in new tab) · Alabama Reflector: federal judges block 2023 map (May 26, 2026) (opens in new tab) · Alabama Reflector: Supreme Court allows 2023 map (Jun 2, 2026) (opens in new tab) · Alabama Reflector: special primary guide (Aug 10, 2026) (opens in new tab)

Federal

U.S. Senate

One of Alabama’s two U.S. senators. Serves a six-year term writing federal law and confirming judges and cabinet officials.

Open seat · Sen. Tuberville is running for governor

Where they differ

Immigration: Moore supports deporting people in the country illegally, starting with violent offenders; Wess wants more money for immigration courts rather than ICE enforcement.
Health care: Moore voted for the 2025 tax-and-spending law, which extended the 2017 tax cuts and reduced projected federal Medicaid spending; Wess supports Medicaid expansion and more federal support for rural hospitals.

Barry Moore

Republican

U.S. representative since 2021; former state legislator; from Enterprise

Immigration: Deportations and official English.
Supports deporting people in the country illegally, starting with violent offenders, and making English the official language. 1 (source: Ballotpedia: Moore campaign themes)
Elections & government · Immigration: Write Trump’s orders into law.
Wants Congress to codify President Trump’s executive orders, starting with immigration, so a future president can’t undo them. 2 (source: 1819 News: Moore’s Senate priorities)
Taxes & costs: Tax cuts, less waste.
Points to his votes for tax deductions on tips and overtime and a new deduction for seniors, and says tackling government waste and fraud will help lower inflation. 3 (source: Alabama Political Reporter: Moore launches Senate bid (Aug 12, 2025))4 (source: Alabama Daily News: GOP Senate candidates on affordability)
Farms & rural: Voted for the 2026 farm bill.
Voted for the House-passed 2026 farm bill. In 2025, as an Agriculture Committee member, called crop insurance “the single most important risk management tool” for farmers. 5 (source: Moore op-ed: Farm Bill 2.0 (Aug 2025))10 (source: House roll call 154: 2026 farm bill (Apr 30, 2026))
Economy & jobs: Tariffs for jobs.
Said in 2025 that tariffs will “lower costs and create good jobs” in the long run. 6 (source: Alabama Daily News: delegation backs tariffs (Apr 2025))
Taxes & costs · Health care: Voted for 2025 tax-and-spending law.
Voted for the 2025 federal tax-and-spending law (H.R. 1), which extended the 2017 tax cuts and reduced projected federal Medicaid spending. 7 (source: Moore press release: 2025 budget law vote (May 22, 2025))8 (source: House roll call 190 (Jul 3, 2025))
Defense & veterans: Army aviation base funding.
Pressed the Army in 2024 over shifts in training funds at the Army aviation base in the Wiregrass, now called Fort Rucker. 9 (source: Moore press release: Fort Novosel (now Fort Rucker) funding (May 2024))

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Everett Wess

Democrat

Birmingham attorney and Midfield municipal judge; grew up on the Gulf Coast

Elections & government: Protect voting rights.
Urges Alabamians to protect the right to vote following the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2026 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, which narrowed Voting Rights Act claims. 2 (source: Wess campaign: protect the right to vote)
Economy & jobs: Good jobs, workers’ rights.
Calls for well-paying jobs, stronger worker protections, and the right to organize. 3 (source: Wess campaign: son of a union worker)
Health care: Rural health care.
Wants more federal support for rural hospitals and incentives for doctors in underserved areas, and supports Medicaid expansion. 1 (source: Wess campaign site)4 (source: WVUA 23: Senate seat spotlight)6 (source: Alabama Political Reporter: Wess on rural health (Sep 16, 2026))
Health care · Defense & veterans: Social Security, Medicare, veterans.
Lists protecting Social Security and Medicare, and expanded opportunities for veterans moving to civilian life, among his priorities. 3 (source: Wess campaign: son of a union worker)
Immigration: Courts over enforcement.
Wants more money for immigration judges and courts rather than ICE enforcement, and says masked agents violate due-process rights. 4 (source: WVUA 23: Senate seat spotlight)
Taxes & costs: Cost of living.
Says families are squeezed by rent and mortgages, gas and groceries, and utility and medical bills. 5 (source: Alabama Reflector: Wess campaign (Sep 25, 2026))7 (source: PBS NewsHour / AP: Senate runoff coverage (Jun 16, 2026))
Farms & rural: A voice for agriculture.
Says Alabama agriculture deserves “a seat at the table” when Washington makes decisions about farms, and opposes the federal plan to expand beef imports. 8 (source: Alabama Political Reporter: Wess on beef imports (Sep 11, 2026))

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Debates: None scheduled as of Oct. 20.

Independent Craig Jelks campaigned for this seat but is not listed on the official sample ballots, which show only Moore and Wess.

Sources: Alabama Secretary of State: 2026 election information and certifications (opens in new tab) · Alabama Secretary of State: Mobile County sample ballot (opens in new tab)

Federal

U.S. House

Your representative serves a two-year term. You vote only in your own district.

Your district depends on the address where you’re registered to vote, not where you’re staying now. Find your district and sample ballot (opens in new tab)

District 1 · Southwest Alabama: Mobile, Baldwin, Escambia and Covington counties · Open seat · Rep. Moore is running for Senate

Where they differ

Immigration: Carl pledges to keep borders secure; Jones calls for a path to legal status.

Jerry Carl

Republican

U.S. representative for this area 2021–2025; former Mobile County Commission president

Elections & government: Advance the Trump agenda.
Pledges to advance President Trump’s agenda and conservative priorities in Congress. 1 (source: Alabama Political Reporter: Carl announces bid (Aug 18, 2025))
Economy & jobs: Protect the Port of Mobile.
Says any merger of the Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railroads must protect service and competition at the Port of Mobile. 2 (source: Carl op-ed: rail merger and the port (Jul 10, 2026))
Taxes & costs: Cut wasteful spending.
Pledged to “slash wasteful spending” when he launched his 2025 campaign. 3 (source: 1819 News: Carl launches 2025 campaign)4 (source: Fox 10: Carl announces bid (Aug 19, 2025))
Immigration: Secure the border.
Backed the 2023 House border bill as a congressman, pledges to keep borders secure, and says the legal immigration system needs fixing. 5 (source: Carl column: 2024 priorities (Atmore News, Jan 3, 2024))6 (source: 1819 News: Carl on fixing legal immigration)

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Clyde Jones Jr.

Democrat

Retired Army first sergeant (21 years); associate minister in Daphne

Health care: Expand health coverage.
Supports Medicaid expansion in Alabama and restoring the larger Affordable Care Act premium tax credits. 1 (source: Jones campaign: introduction)2 (source: Ballotpedia: District 1 election)
Taxes & costs: Lower insurance costs.
Backs tighter regulation of insurers to bring down costs for coastal homeowners. 1 (source: Jones campaign: introduction)2 (source: Ballotpedia: District 1 election)
Economy & jobs: A living wage.
Supports a living wage, noting that Alabama has no minimum wage of its own and defaults to the federal $7.25. 1 (source: Jones campaign: introduction)
Elections & government: Ethics rules for Congress.
Supports banning stock trading by members of Congress and their families, congressional term limits, and overturning Citizens United, the 2010 Supreme Court ruling that let corporations and unions spend unlimited amounts on independent political ads. 3 (source: Jones campaign: issues)4 (source: Alabama Political Reporter: Jones interview (Jun 2, 2026))
Immigration: Path to legal status.
Calls for immigration reform with a path to legal status and says quota-driven ICE arrests sweep up law-abiding immigrants. 3 (source: Jones campaign: issues)5 (source: Murder Creek Media: Jones interview)
Defense & veterans: Veterans’ voice on defense.
A 21-year Army veteran, says more members of the Armed Services Committee should have military experience. 4 (source: Alabama Political Reporter: Jones interview (Jun 2, 2026))

Sources (5)

Debates: None scheduled. Carl declined a debate challenge from Jones.

Sources: NBC 15: Carl declines debate challenge (opens in new tab)

District 2 · Southeast Alabama: the Wiregrass (Dothan, Enterprise) north to Montgomery · Incumbent running · District redrawn for 2026

Where they differ

2025 tax-and-spending law: Figures voted against the law, which extended the 2017 tax cuts and reduced projected federal Medicaid spending; Marques supports its $50 billion rural hospital fund and says he would cut taxes and spending.
Farm bill: Figures voted against the House-passed 2026 farm bill, saying it fell short for farmers and rural hospitals; Marques supports it.

Shomari Figures, Incumbent

Democrat

U.S. representative since 2025; former Justice Department official

Health care: Keep rural hospitals open.
Points to his work keeping district hospitals open, including Montgomery’s Jackson Hospital, and pledges better rural and mental health care. 1 (source: Alabama Reflector voter guide: District 2)2 (source: Alabama Daily News: Jackson Hospital and farmer ads)
Farms & rural: Relief for farmers.
Backs economic relief for farmers he says tariffs have hurt. Voted against the House-passed 2026 farm bill, saying it fell short for farmers and rural hospitals. 3 (source: Figures statement opposing the 2026 farm bill)4 (source: Fox 10: Figures, Marques on the farm bill (Oct 15, 2026))
Education: Schools, child care, broadband.
Supports federal money for school upgrades, more affordable child care, and wider broadband access. 1 (source: Alabama Reflector voter guide: District 2)
Immigration: Voted for the Laken Riley Act.
Voted for the Laken Riley Act in January 2025, which requires detention of immigrants in the country illegally who are charged with theft-related or violent crimes. 10 (source: House roll call 6 (Jan 7, 2025))11 (source: House roll call 23 (Jan 22, 2025))12 (source: Yellowhammer News: Figures, Sewell vote for the Laken Riley Act (Jan 2025))
Taxes & costs · Health care: Voted against 2025 tax-and-spending law.
Voted against the 2025 federal tax-and-spending law (H.R. 1), which extended the 2017 tax cuts and reduced projected federal Medicaid spending. 5 (source: House roll call 190 (Jul 3, 2025))
Economy & jobs · Farms & rural: Protect cattle farmers.
Introduced a bill to cancel the federal plan expanding foreign beef imports, calling it “a slap in the face” to farmers. 4 (source: Fox 10: Figures, Marques on the farm bill (Oct 15, 2026))6 (source: WKRG: Figures opposes foreign beef imports)7 (source: Alabama Political Reporter: beef import plan (Sep 11, 2026))
Defense & veterans: Voted against 2027 defense bill.
Voted against the House’s 2027 defense authorization (H.R. 8800) in July 2026, calling the amount of money it requests “outrageous,” especially in the midst of a war. 8 (source: Yellowhammer News: Rogers and Figures on the 2027 defense bill (Jul 2026))13 (source: House roll call 278: 2027 defense bill (Jul 22, 2026))
Defense & veterans: Pressed VA on layoffs.
In 2025 pressed the VA secretary about reported layoffs affecting facilities in Mobile, Montgomery and Tuskegee. 9 (source: Figures: veterans issues)

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Rhett Marques

Republican

State representative from Enterprise since 2018; small-business owner

Taxes & costs: Cut taxes and spending.
Says he would lower prices by cutting taxes and spending, and cites his support for eliminating state taxes on overtime pay. 1 (source: Alabama Reflector voter guide: District 2)2 (source: Alabama Reflector: Marques on small business (Sep 11, 2026))
Economy & jobs: Less red tape for small business.
Pledges to reduce regulations and taxes on small businesses. 2 (source: Alabama Reflector: Marques on small business (Sep 11, 2026))
Farms & rural: Back the farm bill.
Supports the House-passed 2026 farm bill. 3 (source: WTVY: farm policy in the District 2 race (Oct 14, 2026))4 (source: Fox 10: Figures, Marques on the farm bill (Oct 15, 2026))
Immigration: Back Trump on immigration.
Supports President Trump’s deportation policies. 1 (source: Alabama Reflector voter guide: District 2)
Health care: Rural hospital fund.
Supports the $50 billion rural hospital fund in the 2025 federal tax-and-spending law. 5 (source: 1819 News: Marques on Figures’ record)
Defense & veterans: Military and veterans.
Lists supporting law enforcement, the military, veterans and farmers among his priorities. 6 (source: Alabama Daily News: Scalise campaigns for Marques (Oct 2026))

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Debates: None scheduled. Figures accepted several invitations; Marques said he does not plan to debate.

Compared with the court-drawn map used in 2024, the reinstated map moves Mobile out of District 2 and adds the Wiregrass counties. In September, the University of Virginia’s Sabato’s Crystal Ball forecast rated the race Lean Republican, meaning competitive but favoring the Republican, the most competitive rating of any Alabama House race.

Sources: Alabama Political Reporter: Sabato rating (Sep 11, 2026) (opens in new tab) · WTVY: what to know about the 2026 map (Aug 10, 2026) (opens in new tab) · Alabama Reflector: District 2 race (Aug 13, 2026) (opens in new tab) · Alabama Political Reporter: debates (Oct 9, 2026) (opens in new tab)

District 3 · East Alabama: Anniston, Gadsden, Talladega, Auburn and Opelika · Incumbent running

Where they differ

Immigration: McInnis in November 2025 called current federal enforcement “illegal, unconstitutional and inhumane”; Rogers says “border security is national security.”
Health care: McInnis criticizes the Medicaid reductions in the 2025 tax-and-spending law; Rogers voted for the law, which also extended the 2017 tax cuts.

Lee McInnis

Democrat

Army and defense intelligence veteran of about 30 years; from Opelika

Health care: Rural health care access.
Highlights the long drives rural residents face for care, including to deliver a baby, and criticizes the Medicaid reductions in the 2025 federal tax-and-spending law. 1 (source: Alabama Reflector: District 3 race (Oct 19, 2026))
Economy & jobs: Living-wage jobs.
Wants more jobs in the district that pay a living wage. 1 (source: Alabama Reflector: District 3 race (Oct 19, 2026))2 (source: WSFA: McInnis town hall in Opelika (Aug 21, 2026))
Farms & rural: Water and broadband.
Calls for investment in rural water systems and broadband. 1 (source: Alabama Reflector: District 3 race (Oct 19, 2026))
Defense & veterans: Stronger VA health care.
Says that, as a disabled veteran, he believes the nation promised quality health care to those who served, and calls for a stronger VA health system. 3 (source: Ballotpedia: McInnis candidate survey)4 (source: Auburn Plainsman: McInnis town hall (Nov 2025))
Taxes & costs · Farms & rural: Says tariffs hurt farmers.
Said in 2025 that tariffs and lost export markets leave Alabama peanut, cotton and soybean growers selling at a loss. 4 (source: Auburn Plainsman: McInnis town hall (Nov 2025))
Immigration: Opposes current enforcement tactics.
Called current federal immigration enforcement “illegal, unconstitutional and inhumane” at a November 2025 town hall. 4 (source: Auburn Plainsman: McInnis town hall (Nov 2025))

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Mike Rogers, Incumbent

Republican

U.S. representative since 2003; chairman of the House Armed Services Committee

Defense & veterans: National security first.
Lists strengthening national security as a top priority and backs President Trump’s “peace through strength” approach. 1 (source: Alabama Reflector: District 3 race (Oct 19, 2026))
Economy & jobs: Local economic projects.
Cites federal money he secured for Jacksonville State University and an Auburn workforce center. 1 (source: Alabama Reflector: District 3 race (Oct 19, 2026))
Abortion & IVF: Opposes abortion.
Lists protecting unborn lives among his top priorities. 1 (source: Alabama Reflector: District 3 race (Oct 19, 2026))
Taxes & costs · Health care: Voted for 2025 tax-and-spending law.
Voted for the 2025 federal tax-and-spending law (H.R. 1), which extended the 2017 tax cuts and reduced projected federal Medicaid spending. 2 (source: House roll call 190 (Jul 3, 2025))
Immigration: Border security as national security.
Backed President Trump’s 2025 border actions, saying “border security is national security,” and supports more Defense Department help at the border. 3 (source: Rogers press release: border security)
Farms & rural: Farm bill and rural water.
Voted for the House-passed 2026 farm bill and joined Rep. Terri Sewell on a bill renewing USDA grants for rural household wastewater systems. 4 (source: Alabama Political Reporter: House passes farm bill (May 1, 2026))5 (source: Alabama Political Reporter: Sewell, Rogers wastewater bill (Mar 16, 2026))

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Debates: None found in news coverage as of Oct. 20.

District 4 · North-central and northwest Alabama, including Cullman, Marshall, DeKalb and Walker counties · Incumbent running

Where they differ

Abortion: Aderholt supports restrictions on abortion; Pusczek supports federal protections for abortion rights.
Immigration: Aderholt defends ICE enforcement; Pusczek questions new ICE spending.
Health care: Aderholt voted for the 2025 tax-and-spending law, which extended the 2017 tax cuts and reduced projected federal Medicaid spending, and says his 2027 spending bill raises a rural hospital program to $100 million; Pusczek supports Medicaid expansion.
Where they agree: Both want more money for rural hospitals.

Robert Aderholt, Incumbent

Republican

U.S. representative since 1997; chairs the House spending subcommittee for health, labor and education

Economy & jobs: Economic development.
Says he supports economic development and opposes “the radical left social and economic agenda.” 1 (source: Alabama Reflector voter guide: District 4)
Health care: Rural hospital funding.
Says his 2027 spending bill grows a federal rural hospital assistance program from $25 million to $100 million. 2 (source: Aderholt press release: rural health care)
Abortion & IVF: Supports abortion restrictions.
Supports restrictions on abortion. 1 (source: Alabama Reflector voter guide: District 4)
Taxes & costs · Health care: Voted for 2025 tax-and-spending law.
Voted for the 2025 federal tax-and-spending law (H.R. 1), which extended the 2017 tax cuts and reduced projected federal Medicaid spending. 3 (source: Aderholt press release: final House passage (Jul 3, 2025))4 (source: Aderholt press release: first House passage (May 22, 2025))
Immigration: Defends ICE enforcement.
Called 2025 protests against ICE in Albertville “deeply concerning” and says ICE targets violent offenders. 5 (source: Aderholt statement on Albertville ICE protests (Jan 30, 2025))6 (source: 1819 News: Aderholt on ICE protests)
Defense & veterans: Voted for 2027 defense bill.
Voted for the House’s 2027 defense authorization (H.R. 8800) in July 2026, citing the defense industrial base and pay, housing and child care for service members. 7 (source: Aderholt press release: 2027 defense bill (Jul 23, 2026))

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Amanda Pusczek

Democrat

Registered nurse

Health care: Expand Medicaid.
Supports Medicaid expansion and more funding for rural hospitals. 1 (source: Alabama Reflector voter guide: District 4)
Economy & jobs: $15 wage and unions.
Backs a $15 federal minimum wage and union rights. 1 (source: Alabama Reflector voter guide: District 4)
Abortion & IVF: Supports abortion rights.
Supports federal protections for abortion rights. 1 (source: Alabama Reflector voter guide: District 4)
Immigration: Questions new ICE spending.
Argues that new ICE funding shortchanges Alabama priorities such as rural health care. 2 (source: Pusczek op-ed: The Price of Priorities (Jan 2026))
Defense & veterans: Fully fund the VA.
Supports fully funding the VA, expanding VA health care in north Alabama, and more mental-health and job services for veterans. 3 (source: Ballotpedia: Pusczek candidate survey)

Sources (3)

Debates: None found in news coverage as of Oct. 20.

District 5 · North Alabama’s Tennessee Valley: Huntsville, Madison, Decatur and Athens · Incumbent running

Where they differ

Immigration: Sneed supports legal status for long-resident undocumented workers; Strong backs President Trump’s deportation policies.
Redstone and Marshall: Sneed opposes the 2025 federal workforce cuts at Redstone Arsenal and NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center; Strong lists funding for both, and bringing U.S. Space Command to Huntsville, among his accomplishments.

Andrew Sneed

Democrat

Huntsville small-business owner (mechanical contracting)

Taxes & costs · Power bills & data centers · Economy & jobs: Lower everyday costs.
Would expand affordable housing, repeal President Trump’s tariffs, and work to lower utility bills. 1 (source: Alabama Reflector: District 5 race (Oct 12, 2026))
Health care: Expand Medicaid eligibility.
Would make rural health care a priority and expand who qualifies for Medicaid. 1 (source: Alabama Reflector: District 5 race (Oct 12, 2026))6 (source: Alabama Reflector voter guide: District 5)
Elections & government: Reform Congress.
Pledges to support term limits, a congressional stock-trading ban, and an ethics code for the Supreme Court. 1 (source: Alabama Reflector: District 5 race (Oct 12, 2026))2 (source: Axios Huntsville: Sneed town hall (Oct 8, 2026))
Defense & veterans: Opposes Redstone, Marshall job cuts.
Opposes the 2025 federal workforce cuts at Redstone Arsenal and NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. 3 (source: Sneed op-ed: Why Strong is wrong (Oct 8, 2026))4 (source: Alabama Political Reporter: Sneed interview (Jun 26, 2026))
Immigration: Reform with accountability.
Supports legal status for long-resident undocumented workers, shorter visa waits, and holding ICE to the same accountability as other law enforcement. 5 (source: Sneed campaign: immigration)

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Dale Strong, Incumbent

Republican

U.S. representative since 2023; former Madison County Commission chairman

Defense & veterans · Economy & jobs: Space and defense in Huntsville.
Lists bringing U.S. Space Command headquarters to Huntsville and funding for Redstone Arsenal and Marshall Space Flight Center as top accomplishments. 2 (source: 256 Today: Strong on 2025 accomplishments)
Immigration: Support Trump’s agenda.
Backs President Trump’s agenda, including his deportation policies. 1 (source: Alabama Reflector voter guide: District 5)
Taxes & costs · Health care: Voted for 2025 tax-and-spending law.
Voted for the 2025 federal tax-and-spending law (H.R. 1), which extended the 2017 tax cuts and reduced projected federal Medicaid spending. 3 (source: Strong press release: budget law vote (May 22, 2025))7 (source: House roll call 190 (Jul 3, 2025))
Power bills & data centers: New nuclear at Bellefonte.
Supports TVA talks to build new reactors at the Bellefonte site, calling it a “vital asset” for meeting growing power demand. 4 (source: Rocket City Now: Strong on Bellefonte (2026))5 (source: 1819 News: Strong on Bellefonte)
Elections & government: Proof of citizenship to vote.
Supports requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote: voted for the SAVE Act in 2024 and the SAVE America Act in 2026. 6 (source: Strong press release: SAVE Act vote (Sep 18, 2024))8 (source: House roll call 69: SAVE America Act (Feb 11, 2026))

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Debates: None found in news coverage as of Oct. 20.

District 6 · Birmingham’s southern suburbs, including Shelby County, and central Alabama · Incumbent running

Where they differ

Health care: Mercer lists expanding access to affordable health care and protecting Social Security and Medicare among his priorities; Palmer has called for repealing the Affordable Care Act.

Maurice Mercer

Democrat

Former Pelham City Council president

Economy & jobs: Raise the minimum wage.
Supports raising the federal minimum wage above $7.25 an hour. 1 (source: Alabama Reflector voter guide: District 6)
Health care: Social Security and Medicare.
Lists lower costs, health care, and protecting Social Security and Medicare among his priorities. 2 (source: Coosa County News: Mercer campaign (Jul 31, 2026))
Elections & government: 12 town halls.
Pledges to hold 12 town halls in his first two-year term. 2 (source: Coosa County News: Mercer campaign (Jul 31, 2026))
Defense & veterans: Veterans and first responders.
Pledges to stand with veterans and first responders. 2 (source: Coosa County News: Mercer campaign (Jul 31, 2026))
Education · Economy & jobs: Schools, jobs and small business.
Lists strengthening public education and workforce development, and supporting small businesses, among his priorities. 2 (source: Coosa County News: Mercer campaign (Jul 31, 2026))

Sources (2)

Gary Palmer, Incumbent

Republican

U.S. representative since 2015

Health care: Repeal the Affordable Care Act.
Has called for repealing the ACA. 1 (source: Alabama Reflector voter guide: District 6)
Immigration: Opposes “amnesty”.
Opposed what he called “amnesty” for immigrants in the country illegally in 2015, and frames 2026 as a choice between open and secure borders. 3 (source: Palmer press release on executive amnesty)4 (source: 1819 News: Palmer on the midterms)
Economy & jobs: Fewer rules, critical minerals.
Favors fewer business regulations, and has sponsored legislation to recover critical minerals. 1 (source: Alabama Reflector voter guide: District 6)2 (source: Palmer: energy and environment issues)
Elections & government: Voted for SAVE America Act.
Voted for the House-passed SAVE America Act in 2026, calling its photo ID requirement “common sense, not voter suppression.” 5 (source: Palmer: SAVE America Act coverage (Feb 2026))6 (source: Palmer campaign: issues)
Taxes & costs · Health care: Voted for 2025 tax-and-spending law.
Voted for the 2025 federal tax-and-spending law (H.R. 1), which extended the 2017 tax cuts and reduced projected federal Medicaid spending. 7 (source: Palmer press release: tax law vote (Jul 3, 2025))
Defense & veterans: Opposed Iran war-powers limit.
Voted against a March 2026 resolution to limit U.S. military action against Iran, saying President Trump “is doing the right thing.” 8 (source: Palmer press release: Iran war powers (Mar 5, 2026))

Sources (8)

Debates: None found in news coverage as of Oct. 20.

District 7 · The Black Belt and west Alabama, plus parts of Birmingham and Tuscaloosa · Incumbent running

Where they differ

Costs: Akin favors “responsible federal spending” and says the answer “isn’t always another government program”; Sewell focuses on gas, housing and grocery costs and has sponsored legislation to stop President Trump’s tariffs.
Where they agree: Both support help for rural hospitals.

Ammie Akin

Republican

Former educator and nonprofit founder; first-time candidate

Economy & jobs: Quality of life.
Says affordability, crime and schools make quality of life the district’s biggest issue. 1 (source: Alabama Reflector: District 7 race (Oct 20, 2026))
Taxes & costs: Responsible spending.
Favors “responsible federal spending and less unnecessary regulation,” saying the answer “isn’t always another government program.” 1 (source: Alabama Reflector: District 7 race (Oct 20, 2026))2 (source: Alabama Reflector voter guide: District 7)
Education: Expand educational opportunity.
Wants to expand educational opportunity in the district. 2 (source: Alabama Reflector voter guide: District 7)
Elections & government: Cut wasteful spending.
Pledges to fight wasteful federal spending and red tape, and says she will donate her full congressional salary to the district. 3 (source: Akin campaign site)4 (source: Yellowhammer News: Akin salary pledge)
Defense & veterans: Resources for military, police.
Pledges to give the military, law enforcement and first responders “the resources they need.” 3 (source: Akin campaign site)
Health care · Farms & rural: Rural health care.
Wants to strengthen rural health care, including helping rural hospitals stay open, and to protect Medicare and Social Security. 3 (source: Akin campaign site)4 (source: Yellowhammer News: Akin salary pledge)
Immigration: Secure borders, legal immigration.
Supports secure borders and “a workable legal immigration system.” 4 (source: Yellowhammer News: Akin salary pledge)

Sources (4)

Terri Sewell, Incumbent

Democrat

U.S. representative since 2011; member of the Ways and Means Committee

Taxes & costs: Lower costs, stop tariffs.
Focuses on gas, housing and grocery costs, and has sponsored legislation to stop President Trump’s tariffs. 1 (source: Alabama Reflector: District 7 race (Oct 20, 2026))
Elections & government: Voting rights.
Lead sponsor of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and pledges to reintroduce it. 1 (source: Alabama Reflector: District 7 race (Oct 20, 2026))2 (source: Alabama Reflector voter guide: District 7)
Health care · Farms & rural: Coverage and rural hospitals.
Supports help for people in the health coverage gap and money for rural hospitals, and pledges to reverse the Medicaid reductions in the 2025 federal tax-and-spending law. 1 (source: Alabama Reflector: District 7 race (Oct 20, 2026))
Economy & jobs: Black Belt infrastructure.
Announced a federal grant in October 2026 to upgrade Black Belt short-line railroads, saying it will bring jobs. 3 (source: Sewell press release: Black Belt rail grant (Oct 2026))4 (source: Alabama Political Reporter: rail grant (Oct 19, 2026))
Education: Keep the Education Department.
Opposed the 2025 push to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education. 5 (source: Alabama Political Reporter: Sewell on Education Department (Mar 21, 2025))
Immigration: Laken Riley Act; ICE reform.
Voted for the Laken Riley Act in January 2025, which requires detention of immigrants in the country illegally who are charged with theft-related or violent crimes; says ICE needs serious reform. 6 (source: Yellowhammer News: Laken Riley Act vote (Jan 2025))7 (source: Sewell statement on homeland security funding (Mar 26, 2026))10 (source: House roll call 23 (Jan 22, 2025))
Defense & veterans: Veterans’ care.
Cites her support for the 2022 PACT Act, which expanded VA care for veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxins. 8 (source: Sewell: veterans issues)
Taxes & costs · Health care: Voted against 2025 tax-and-spending law.
Voted against the 2025 federal tax-and-spending law (H.R. 1), which extended the 2017 tax cuts and reduced projected federal Medicaid spending. 9 (source: House roll call 190 (Jul 3, 2025))

Sources (10)

Debates: None found in news coverage as of Oct. 20.

Statewide amendments

Four statewide amendments to the Alabama Constitution are on every ballot. A yes vote changes the constitution; a no vote leaves it as is. Your county may also have local amendments, listed on your sample ballot.

Statewide Amendment 1

Filling a lieutenant governor vacancy

Today, if the lieutenant governor’s office becomes vacant, it stays empty until the next regular election for the office. This amendment would fill a vacancy that occurs in the first two years of a term by election, if it occurs more than 60 days before the next general election. It also lets the Legislature set pay for the lieutenant governor and legislative officers through a resolution passed by both chambers, and requires an elected officer of each chamber to approve legislators’ travel spending.

Legislature’s vote: Passed unanimously in both chambers.
Supporters say: Supporters say voters should fill a vacancy that comes early in a term.
Opponents say: No organized opposition was found.

A yes voteA vacancy early in the term is filled by election, and the pay and travel changes take effect.

A no voteA vacancy stays open until the next regular election, and current pay and travel rules stay.

Sources: Alabama Secretary of State: statewide ballot measures (opens in new tab) · Ballotpedia News (Apr 6, 2026) (opens in new tab) · WBHM: the four amendments (Oct 19, 2026) (opens in new tab)

Statewide Amendment 2

Merging neighboring county school systems

Creates a voluntary process for two or more neighboring county school systems to merge; city systems are not covered. Each board must agree, and the State Board of Education must first study and publish the effects. If 25% of voters in an affected system sign a protest, the merger goes to a public vote and needs a majority in each county and an overall majority across the affected counties. No system would be merged automatically.

Legislature’s vote: Passed both chambers with nearly unanimous support.
Supporters say: Sponsor Rep. Terri Collins says merged systems could combine administration and “put more money back in the classroom.”
Opponents say: The League of Women Voters of Alabama opposes it, saying the 25% threshold to force a public vote is too high. The Alabama Association of School Boards is neutral.

A yes voteA voluntary merger process is created, with a state study and a possible local vote.

A no voteNo new merger process is added to the constitution.

Sources: Alabama Secretary of State: statewide ballot measures (opens in new tab) · Alabama Reflector (Oct 8, 2026) (opens in new tab) · Ballotpedia News (Apr 10, 2026) (opens in new tab)

Statewide Amendment 3

Daily Pledge and student-led prayer in public schools

Requires local school boards to adopt policies for the Pledge of Allegiance at the start of each school day and to allow voluntary, student-led prayer. No student could be required to say the Pledge or pray. State law already requires a daily Pledge; this would add it to the constitution.

Legislature’s vote: Passed both chambers with nearly unanimous support.
Supporters say: Sponsor Rep. Reed Ingram says putting these policies in the constitution protects them from lawsuits.
Opponents say: The League of Women Voters of Alabama says it would impinge on people’s rights.

A yes voteThe daily Pledge and voluntary student-led prayer policies are written into the constitution.

A no voteThe constitution is not changed. Existing state law on the daily Pledge and voluntary student prayer stays in effect.

Sources: Alabama Secretary of State: statewide ballot measures (opens in new tab) · Alabama Reflector (Oct 12, 2026) (opens in new tab) · Ala. Code § 16-1-20.3 (voluntary prayer) (opens in new tab)

Statewide Amendment 4

Weekly national anthem in public schools

Requires every public K–12 school to play a recording of, or have a school group perform, the first verse of The Star-Spangled Banner at least once a week during the school day.

Legislature’s vote: Passed both chambers; it drew more no votes than any of the other three amendments.
Supporters say: Sponsor Sen. Gerald Allen says it will help celebrate America’s 250th anniversary.
Opponents say: Sen. Vivian Davis Figures said the requirement should not be a constitutional amendment.

A yes voteA weekly national anthem requirement is added to the constitution.

A no voteThe constitution is not changed, and there is no weekly anthem requirement.

Sources: Fair Ballot Commission statement (opens in new tab) · Alabama Reflector (Mar 4, 2026) (opens in new tab)

How to vote

Rules from the Alabama Secretary of State for the Nov. 3 election.

Check your registration

The deadline to register for this election was Monday, Oct. 19. Look up your registration, district, polling place, and sample ballot.

Look up your voter info ↗ (opens in new tab)

Vote on Election Day

Tuesday, Nov. 3, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. If you’re in line by 7 p.m., you can vote.

Alabama has no early voting. Voting before Election Day means voting absentee, which requires a qualifying reason.
On the ballot you can either vote a straight-party ticket or mark candidates one by one.
Some polling places near the Georgia line may run on Eastern Time (7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern). Check with your county if unsure.
Moved within your county since you registered? Go to the polling place for your new address, update your registration there, and vote a provisional ballot.
Moved to a different county? Your registration doesn’t move with you, and you can’t vote at your old polling place. Call the Board of Registrars in the county where you live now, before Election Day.
Not on the poll list, or poll workers can’t confirm your registration? Ask for a provisional ballot. It counts once officials confirm you’re eligible.
Asked for an absentee ballot but it never came, or you didn’t send it back? You can vote a provisional ballot at your polling place.

Alabama Votes ↗ (opens in new tab)2026 Voter Guide (Secretary of State, PDF) ↗ (opens in new tab)

Bring a photo ID

Alabama driver’s license or nondriver ID
Free Alabama Photo Voter ID card, available from your county Board of Registrars, even on Election Day
U.S. passport, military ID, or tribal ID
Other photo ID issued by Alabama, another state or the federal government, such as a pistol permit or a Department of Corrections release ID
Employee photo ID from the federal government or from an Alabama state, county or city government
Student or employee ID from an Alabama college, or from a public college in another state

Bring the physical card. Under a 2026 state law (HB110, in effect since Oct. 1), digital IDs, including Alabama’s digital driver’s license, aren’t accepted for voting, even though some older Secretary of State guides, including the 2026 Voter Guide PDF, still list it. A driver’s license or nondriver ID expired less than 60 days still counts. Licenses or IDs issued to foreign nationals can’t be used for voting.

Full list of valid IDs ↗ (opens in new tab)No digital IDs (Secretary of State) ↗ (opens in new tab)2026 digital ID law (HB110) ↗ (opens in new tab)

Voting absentee

You need a qualifying reason. The most common:

You’ll be out of your county on Election Day, including at college or in the military
You have a required work shift of 10 hours or more that overlaps polling hours
You’re ill or have a disability that keeps you from the polls
You’re caring for a family member who is confined at home
You’re a poll worker at a polling place other than your own

Absentee deadlines for Nov. 3
	Application (asking for a ballot)	Ballot (sending it back filled in)
By mail (it must arrive by)	Tue, Oct 27	Noon Tue, Nov 3
By hand (at your county’s absentee office)	Thu, Oct 29	Mon, Nov 2, before the office closes (5 p.m. at the latest)

By mail, the application is due first but the ballot is due last: a mailed application must arrive by Tue, Oct 27, while a mailed ballot can arrive as late as noon Tue, Nov 3.

Steps

Get the application for the county where you’re registered: download it, ask your county’s absentee election manager (usually the circuit clerk), or call 334‑242‑7210.
Return it yourself with a copy of your photo ID (if you’re 65 or older or have a disability and check the box on the application saying you can’t vote in person, you don’t need to include ID): by mail so it arrives by Tue, Oct 27, or in person by Thu, Oct 29. Some county offices let you apply and vote in one visit; call ahead.
Mark your ballot and sign the affidavit in front of a notary or two witnesses age 18 or older. Without this, your ballot can’t be counted. Online or remote notarization isn’t allowed.
Return the ballot yourself: by hand before your county’s absentee office closes on Mon, Nov 2 (5 p.m. at the latest), or by mail or a carrier such as FedEx or UPS so it arrives by noon Tue, Nov 3. Except in a medical emergency, no one else may return it for you.

Time is short: the Secretary of State advises mailing at least two weeks before each deadline, so applying in person by Thu, Oct 29 is the safer route. College students: apply to the county where you’re registered, and use the form’s mailing-address line to have the ballot sent where you get mail. An emergency after the deadline, or voting from the military or overseas? See the next two sections.

Application forms by county ↗ (opens in new tab)Absentee voting rules ↗ (opens in new tab)2026 deadlines ↗ (opens in new tab)

Emergency after the deadline?

You may still get an emergency absentee ballot if one of these happens within five days of the election and you didn’t know about it before the regular deadline:

Your employer unexpectedly requires you to be away from your polling place while the polls are open
You need emergency treatment from a doctor
You’re caring for someone who needs emergency treatment from a doctor
A close relative dies, such as a parent, child, sibling, grandparent or grandchild (including in-laws)

Contact your county’s absentee election manager right away. Apply by 5 p.m. Mon, Nov 2, and return the ballot by noon Tue, Nov 3. For your own medical emergency, your doctor certifies it, you can apply as late as noon Tue, Nov 3, and someone you choose can turn in your application, pick up your ballot and return it.

Emergency absentee law (Ala. Code § 17-11-3) ↗ (opens in new tab)Emergency absentee application (Secretary of State, PDF) ↗ (opens in new tab)Absentee election manager guide (Secretary of State, PDF) ↗ (opens in new tab)

Military and overseas voters

Service members, their spouses and dependents, and U.S. citizens living overseas vote absentee under a federal law (UOCAVA), with a few differences:

Apply by the same dates as other absentee voters. You can ask to get your ballot by email.
Your ballot counts if it’s postmarked by Tue, Nov 3, and arrives by noon Tue, Nov 10.
Outside the U.S. and got your ballot by email? You can return it electronically by Election Day, Tue, Nov 3; instructions come with the ballot.
You don’t need to include a copy of a photo ID.
Ballot hasn’t arrived? Use the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot (FWAB) as a backup. The same postmark and arrival deadlines apply.

Alabama guide for military and overseas voters (FVAP, PDF) ↗ (opens in new tab)Military and overseas voting (Secretary of State) ↗ (opens in new tab)Federal Voting Assistance Program: Alabama ↗ (opens in new tab)2026 Voter Guide (Secretary of State, PDF) ↗ (opens in new tab)

If you forget your ID

If two election officials at your polling place positively identify you as a voter on the poll list and sign a sworn statement, you can vote a regular ballot. Otherwise, you can vote a provisional ballot, which counts once officials confirm you’re eligible; to have it counted, bring a valid photo ID to your county Board of Registrars by 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6.

Photo ID law ↗ (opens in new tab)

Questions

Call the Secretary of State’s Elections Division at 334‑242‑7210 (toll-free 1‑800‑274‑8683), or your county Board of Registrars.

Lo esencial en español

Las fechas y reglas para votar el 3 de noviembre de 2026 en Alabama. Las descripciones de los candidatos están solo en inglés.

Día de las elecciones: Martes 3 de noviembre, de 7 a.m. a 7 p.m. Si está en la fila a las 7 p.m., puede votar. Alabama no tiene votación anticipada: para votar antes, hay que votar en ausencia, con un motivo válido.
Inscripción: El plazo para inscribirse para esta elección venció el lunes 19 de octubre. Verifique su inscripción, su lugar de votación y su boleta de muestra en el sitio oficial del estado (en inglés).
Identificación con foto: Lleve una identificación física con foto, como una licencia de conducir de Alabama, la identificación de votante con foto de Alabama (gratuita) o un pasaporte de EE. UU. No se aceptan identificaciones digitales. Si no tiene identificación, puede votar con una boleta provisional y presentar una identificación ante la Junta de Registradores de su condado antes de las 5 p.m. del viernes 6 de noviembre.
Voto en ausencia: Necesita un motivo que lo califique, por ejemplo, estar fuera de su condado el día de las elecciones o tener una enfermedad o discapacidad. La solicitud debe llegar por correo a más tardar el martes 27 de octubre, o entregarse en persona a más tardar el jueves 29 de octubre. La boleta completada se entrega en mano antes de que cierre la oficina el lunes 2 de noviembre (a más tardar a las 5 p.m.), o por correo, y debe llegar antes del mediodía del martes 3 de noviembre. Si tuvo una emergencia después del plazo (por ejemplo, una emergencia médica, una obligación de trabajo imprevista o la muerte de un familiar cercano), puede calificar para una boleta de voto en ausencia de emergencia; consulte de inmediato en la oficina de voto en ausencia de su condado. Las boletas de votantes militares y en el extranjero cuentan si tienen matasellos a más tardar del 3 de noviembre y llegan antes del mediodía del martes 10 de noviembre.
Preguntas: Llame a la División Electoral de la Secretaría de Estado al 334‑242‑7210 o, sin costo, al 1‑800‑274‑8683.

Consultar mi inscripción (en inglés) ↗ (opens in new tab)Vote411 en español ↗ (opens in new tab)vote.gov en español ↗ (opens in new tab)