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Federal Election Deadlines
| Registration | Postmarked by October 21, 2024 |
| Ballot Request | Received by October 29, 2024 |
| Ballot Return | Postmarked by** November 5, 2024 |
**Postmarked ballots must still be received by the 7th day after the election.
Please mail your voting materials early enough to account for mail delivery times. Check the recommended mailing dates section in Chapter 1 for details.
Important information
- What is UOCAVA?
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The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act is commonly referred to as UOCAVA. UOCAVA citizens are U.S. citizens who are active members of the Uniformed Services, the Merchant Marine, the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, their eligible family members and other U.S. citizens residing outside the United States. The law provides the legal basis for absentee voting requirements for federal offices.
- What is the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA)?
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The FPCA (Federal Standard Form 76) allows UOCAVA citizens to register to vote and request an absentee ballot. This form is also used to update your contact information.
- What is the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot (FWAB)?
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The FWAB (Federal Standard Form 186) serves as an emergency backup ballot for UOCAVA citizens. If you do not receive your absentee ballot from your state in time to return it to your election official to participate in the election, use the FWAB.
- What is the Prepaid Mail Label 11- DoD?
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Overseas Uniformed Service members can use this label for general election absentee ballots. It provides free express mail service to your election official for general election absentee ballots. You can request to have a Prepaid Mail Label 11-DoD applied to your absentee ballot at Military Postal Office locations (APO/FPO). Keep part of the tracking label to track your absentee ballot through the U.S. Postal Service.
- What is a primary election?
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A primary election is an election held before the general election to determine the candidates that can be placed on the general election ballot.
- What is a runoff election?
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A runoff election is an election held if the state requires a candidate to receive a certain percentage of the votes in order to advance to a general election or take public office.
- I am an American citizen, but I have never lived in the U.S., can I vote in this state?
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No.
- I am a National Guardsman activated on state orders; does my state afford me UOCAVA privileges?
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No.
- How can I check the status of my ballot?
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You can check the status of your absentee ballot here:
https://myinfo.alabamavotes.gov/voterview - Does my state have any online tools?
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You can see if your state has any online tools available here:
https://www.fvap.gov/alabama
Registering and requesting your absentee ballot
Under federal law, the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) registers you to vote and requests absentee ballots for a minimum of all federal elections in the current calendar year. Be sure to complete a new FPCA each year and every time your address changes.
Complete the following sections of the FPCA
| Section 1 |
Select the category that best describes you. |
| Section 2 |
Enter the complete street address of your voting residence where you are registering to vote and requesting an absentee ballot. You cannot use a post office box mailing address. If your address is a rural route, use Section 6 to describe the location of your voting residence. |
| Section 3 |
Enter your current mailing address, even if you are requesting your ballot by email or online. If you want your election materials sent to a different address or have a forwarding address, use the forwarding address space to provide this information. |
| Section 4 |
Your contact information is recommended so your election official can contact you if they need additional information from you in order to accept your FPCA. If you want to receive your absentee ballot online, you must provide your email address. |
| Section 5 |
A. Select your preferred method of receiving your absentee ballot. You can choose to receive your absentee ballot by "mail" or "email or online". |
| Section 6 |
Provide any information that may assist your election official in accepting this form. You can use this space to designate particular elections or the period you wish to receive ballots. |
| Section 7 |
Sign and date the form. No witness signature required. |
- Section 1
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Select the category that best describes you.
Enter your current name (Last, First). If you are registered under a different name, provide this information in the previous name area.
Your date of birth is required.
You must provide your Alabama-issued ID number or the last four digits of your Social Security Number. If you do not have any of these numbers you must enter in Section 6: "I do not have a Social Security Number or Alabama-issued ID number." - Section 2
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Enter the complete street address of your voting residence where you are registering to vote and requesting an absentee ballot. You cannot use a post office box mailing address. If your address is a rural route, use Section 6 to describe the location of your voting residence.
- Section 3
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Enter your current mailing address, even if you are requesting your ballot by email or online. If you want your election materials sent to a different address or have a forwarding address, use the forwarding address space to provide this information.
- Section 4
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Your contact information is recommended so your election official can contact you if they need additional information from you in order to accept your FPCA. If you want to receive your absentee ballot online, you must provide your email address.
- Section 5
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A. Select your preferred method of receiving your absentee ballot. You can choose to receive your absentee ballot by "mail" or "email or online".
B. To vote in primary elections, you must enter the name of the party ballot you want to receive. Political party affiliation is not required if requesting an absentee ballot for general elections. - Section 6
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Provide any information that may assist your election official in accepting this form. You can use this space to designate particular elections or the period you wish to receive ballots.
- Section 7
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Sign and date the form. No witness signature required.
How and where to submit your FPCA
You must mail your signed FPCA to your election official. Addresses can be found in the "Local Election Offices" section or online at FVAP.gov.
Mail your FPCA: Once your FPCA is complete, sign and date the form. Mail your FPCA directly to your election official.
To find out the status of your FPCA, contact your election official. Your election official will contact you if your FPCA is not accepted.
Voting your ballot
Once you receive your absentee ballot from your state it must be returned according to the deadlines and requirements in the "Federal Election Deadlines" chart. For special federal elections, visit FVAP.gov for specific deadlines.
You can submit the state absentee ballot by mail or online*.
Contact information can be found in the "Local Election Offices" section. If you do not have access to a fax machine to fax your election official directly, you may use the DoD Fax Service to fax your ballot. Overseas Uniformed Service members can request to have the Prepaid Mail Label 11-DoD applied to the general election ballot. Additional information about this label can be found in the "Important Information" section.
*Online only if you requested your absentee ballot by email or online and are located outside the territorial limits of the United States. Instructions for this option will be provided when your state absentee ballot is transmitted to you electronically.
Haven't received your ballot? Use the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot
You must be registered to vote and have already requested a state absentee ballot in order to use the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot (FWAB).
You can use the FWAB to vote in all elections for federal, state and local offices, including ballot measures.
Complete the following sections of the FWAB's voter information page
| Section 1 |
Select the category that best describes you. |
| Section 2 |
Enter the complete street address of your voting residence where you are registering to vote and requesting an absentee ballot. You cannot use a post office box mailing address. If your address is a rural route, use Section 6 to describe the location of your voting residence. |
| Section 3 |
Enter your current mailing address. If you want your election materials sent to a different address or have a forwarding address, use the forwarding address space to provide this information. |
| Section 4 |
Your contact information is recommended so your election official can contact you if they need additional information from you in order to accept your FWAB. |
| Section 5 |
A. Do not check "Yes" or "No." The FWAB cannot be used for voter registration or as a ballot request. |
| Section 6 |
Provide any information that may assist the election official in accepting this form. |
| Section 7 |
Sign and date the form. |
- Section 1
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Select the category that best describes you.
Enter your current name (Last, First). If you are registered under a different name, provide this information in the previous name area.
Your date of birth is required.
You must provide your Alabama-issued ID number or the last four digits of your Social Security Number. If you do not have any of these numbers you must enter in Section 6: "I do not have a Social Security Number or Alabama-issued ID number." - Section 2
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Enter the complete street address of your voting residence where you are registering to vote and requesting an absentee ballot. You cannot use a post office box mailing address. If your address is a rural route, use Section 6 to describe the location of your voting residence.
- Section 3
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Enter your current mailing address. If you want your election materials sent to a different address or have a forwarding address, use the forwarding address space to provide this information.
- Section 4
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Your contact information is recommended so your election official can contact you if they need additional information from you in order to accept your FWAB.
- Section 5
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A. Do not check "Yes" or "No." The FWAB cannot be used for voter registration or as a ballot request.
B. Do not make a selection. If you want to receive election materials you must submit an FPCA to your election office.
C. To vote in primary elections, you must enter the name of the party primary in which you are voting. Political party affiliation is not required if voting an absentee ballot in general elections. - Section 6
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Provide any information that may assist the election official in accepting this form.
This form must have two witness signatures. - Section 7
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Sign and date the form.
Vote your FWAB
To vote, write in either a candidate's name or political party for each office. You are not required to make a selection for each and every contest.
If you are voting in Alabama's primary election, please note that the primary is Ranked Choice Voting for federal offices. You will be able to rank federal candidates in order of preference. Since there may be more than one candidate registered as affiliated with a political party or group in each race, to make sure your ballot can be counted, it is important that you write the candidate name and NOT the political party or group. For more information, visit http://www.alabamavotes.gov/.
How and where to submit your FWAB
The FWAB must be mailed to your election official. Addresses can be found in the "Local Election Offices" section or online at FVAP.gov.
Mail your FWAB: Once your FWAB is complete, sign and date the "Voter Information" page. Fold along the dotted line and seal the completed "Official Backup Ballot", do not write on the "Official Ballot" envelope. Insert the sealed "Official Ballot" envelope and the "Voter Information" page into the mailing envelope and mail your FWAB directly to your election official.
Overseas Uniformed Service members can request to have the Prepaid Mail Label 11-DoD applied to the general election ballot. Additional information about this label can be found in the "Important Information" section or online at FVAP.gov.
See the "Federal Election Deadlines" chart for the deadline for submitting the FWAB. If you receive the state absentee ballot after transmitting your voted FWAB, you may also vote and return the state absentee ballot. If both are received by the deadline, only the state absentee ballot will be counted.
Local election offices for countySearch Offices
| County | Mailing Address |
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| Autauga | Autauga County Absentee Elections Manager 134 N Court St. Prattville, AL 36067 Phone: 334-358-6808 Email: debra.hill@alacourt.gov |
| Baldwin | Baldwin County Circuit Clerk 312 Courthouse Square, Ste 10 Bay Minette, AL 36507 Phone: 251-937-0379 Email: absentee.elections@baldwincountyal.gov |
| Barbour | Barbour County Absentee Elections Manager 303 East Broad Street Room 201 Eufaula, AL 36027 Phone: 334-689-2713 Email: paige.smith@alacourt.gov |
| Bibb | Bibb County Absentee Elections Manager 35 Court Square East Centreville, AL 35042 Phone: 205-926-3103 Email: kayla.cooner@alacourt.gov |
| Blount | Blount County Circuit Clerk 220 2nd Ave, Ste 208 Oneonta, AL 35121 Phone: 205-625-4153 Email: droybal@blountcountyal.gov |
| Bullock | Bullock County Circuit Clerk PO Box 230 Union Springs, AL 36089 Phone: 334-738-2280 Email: rashawn.harris@alacourt.gov |
| Butler | Butler County Circuit Clerk PO Box 236 Greenville, AL 36037 Phone: 334-382-3521 Email: mattie.gomillion@alacourt.gov |
| Calhoun | Calhoun County Absentee Elections Manager 1702 Noble St., Suite 111 Anniston, AL 36201 Phone: 256-241-2822 Email: absentee@calhouncounty.org |
| Chambers | Chambers County Circuit Clerk 2 Lafayette Street S, Ste B-114 Lafayette, AL 36862 Phone: 334-864-4348 Email: lisa.burdette@alacourt.gov |
| Cherokee | Cherokee County Circuit Clerk 100 Main Street, Room 203 Centre, AL 35960 Phone: 256-927-3637 Email: dwayne.amos@alacourt.gov |
| Chilton | Chilton County Circuit Clerk PO Box 1946 Clanton, AL 35046 Phone: 205-755-4275 Email: glenn.mcgriff@alacourt.gov |
| Choctaw | Choctaw County Circuit Clerk 117 S Mulberry St Ste 10 Butler, AL 36904 Phone: 205-459-2155 Email: candace.jenkins@alacourt.gov |
| Clarke | Clarke County Circuit Court PO Box 28 Grove Hill, AL 36451 Phone: 251-275-3363 Email: summer.padgett@alacourt.gov |
| Clay | Clay County Circuit Clerk PO Box 816 Ashland, AL 36251 Phone: 256-354-7926 Email: julie.poe@alacourt.gov |
| Clebume | Clebume County Circuit Clerk 120 Vickery Street, Room 202 Heflin, AL 36264 Phone: 256-463-2651 Email: warreng.sarrell@alacourt.gov |
| Coffee | Coffee County Absentee Elections Manager PO Box 427 New Brockton, AL 36351 Phone: 334-894-1100 Email: debbie.kinsaul@vote.alabama.gov |
| Colbert | Colbert County Circuit Clerk PO Box 740370 Tuscumbia, AL 35674 Phone: 256-386-8511 Email: mark.eady@alacourt.gov |
| Conecuh | Conecuh County Circuit Clerk 111 Court Street Room 203 Evergreen, AL 36401 Phone: 251-578-7012 Email: david.jackson@alacourt.gov |
| Coosa | Coosa County Judge of Probate PO Box 218 Rockford, AL 35136 Phone: 256-377-4919 x1 Phone: 256-377-4919 x2 Email: CoosaCountyProbate@outlook.com |
| Covington | Covington County Circuit Clerk 1-K North Court Square Andalusia, AL 36420 Phone: 334-428-2520 Email: amy.jones@alacourt.gov |
| Crenshaw | Crenshaw County Absentee Elections Manager P.O. Box 263 Luverne, AL 36049 Phone: 334-335-6568 Email: s.berry@vote.alabama.gov |
| Cullman | Cullman County Circuit Clerk 500 Second Ave SW, Room 303 Cullman, AL 35055 Phone: 256-775-4654 Email: lisa.mcswain@alacourt.gov |
| Dale | Dale County Circuit Clerk PO Box 1350 Ozark, AL 36361 Phone: 334-774-5003 Email: delores.woodham@alacourt.gov |
| Dallas | Dallas County Circuit Clerk PO Box 327 Selma, AL 36702 Phone: 334-874-2536 Email: lynnethia.robinson@alacourt.gov |
| DeKalb | DeKalb County Circuit Clerk PO Box 681149 Fort Payne, AL 35968 Phone: 256-845-8525 Email: todd.greeson@alacourt.gov |
| Elmore | Elmore County Circuit Clerk PO Box 310 Wetumpka, AL 36092 Phone: 334-514-3116 Email: michael.dozier@alacourt.gov |
| Escambia | Escambia County Circuit Clerk PO Box 856 Brewton, AL 36427 Phone: 251-867-0225 x225 Email: john.fountain@alacourt.gov |
| Etowah | Etowah County Circuit Clerk 801 Forrest Avenue, Suite 202 Gadsen, AL 35901 Phone: 256-549-2174 Phone: 256-549-5355 Email: cassandra.johnson@alacourt.gov |
| Fayette | Fayette County Circuit Clerk PO Box 906 Fayette, AL 35555 Phone: 205-932-4617 Email: samantha.howard@alacourt.gov |
| Franklin | Franklin County Circuit Clerk PO Box 160 Russellville, AL 35653 Phone: 256-332-8865 Email: anita.scott@alacourt.gov |
| Geneva | Geneva County Circuit Clerk PO Box 86 Geneva, AL 36340 Phone: 334-684-5620 Email: gale.laye@alacourt.gov |
| Greene | Greene County Circuit Clerk PO Box 307 Eutaw, AL 35462 Phone: 205-372-3598 Email: veronica.jones@alacourt.gov |
| Hale | Hale County Circuit Clerk PO Box 69 Greensboro, AL 36744 Phone: 334-624-4334 Email: catrinna.perry@alacourt.gov |
| Henry | Henry County Circuit Clerk 101 Court Square, Suite J Abbeville, AL 36310 Phone: 334-585-2753 Email: shirlene.vickers@alacourt.gov |
| Houston | Houston County Circuit Clerk PO Drawer 6406 Dothan, AL 36302 Phone: 334-671-8700 Email: carla.woodall@alacourt.gov |
| Jackson | Jackson County Circuit Clerk PO Box 459 Scottsboro, AL 35768 Phone: 256-574-9380 Email: bart.buchanan@alacourt.gov |
| Jefferson - Bessemer | Jefferson - Bessemer County Circuit Clerk 1851 2nd Ave. N. Bessemer, AL 35020 Phone: 205-497-8510 Email: karen.dunnburks@alacourt.gov |
| Jefferson - Birmingham | Jefferson - Birmingham County Circuit Clerk 716 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd N, Room 500 Birmingham, AL 35203-0102 Phone: 205-325-5313 Email: jackie.smith@alacourt.gov |
| Lamar | Lamar County Circuit Clerk PO Box 434 Vernon, AL 35592 Phone: 205-695-7193 Email: mary.jones@alacourt.gov |
| Lauderdale | Lauderdale County Circuit Clerk PO Box 795 Florence, AL 35631 Phone: 256-760-5728 Email: missy.homan@alacourt.gov |
| Lawrence | Lawrence County Circuit Clerk 14451 Market Street, Suite 300 Moulton, AL 35650 Phone: 256-974-2438 Email: sandra.ligon@alacourt.gov |
| Lee | Lee County Circuit Clerk PO Box 1616 Opelika, AL 36803 Phone: 334-737-3490 |
| Limestone | Limestone County Circuit Clerk 200 Washington Street W. Athens, AL 35611 Phone: 256-216-3875 Email: brad.curnutt@alacourt.gov |
| Lowndes | Lowndes County Absentee Elections Manager PO Box 235 Hayneville, AL 36040 Phone: 334-201-1213 Email: Johnniekng55@gmail.com |
| Macon | Macon County Circuit Clerk PO Box 830723 Tuskegee, AL 36083 Phone: 334-724-2614 Email: david.love@alacourt.gov |
| Madison | Madison County Absentee Elections Manager 1918 North Memorial Parkway Huntsville, AL 35801 Phone: 256-532-3684 Email: Sandra.brown@alacourt.gov |
| Marengo | Marengo County Probate/AEM PO Box 480668 Linden, AL 36748 Phone: 334-295-2210 Email: marengoprobate@gmail.com |
| Marion | Marion County Circuit Clerk PO Box 1595 Hamilton, AL 35570 Phone: 205-921-7451 Email: Denise.Mixon@alacourt.gov |
| Marshall | Marshall County Circuit Clerk 424 Blount Avenue, Suite 201 Guntersville, AL 35976 Phone: 256-571-7790 Email: angie.johnson@alacourt.gov |
| Mobile | Mobile County Absentee Elections Manager 151 Government Street Mobile, AL 36602 Phone: 251-574-6400 Email: susan.potts@mobilecountyal.gov |
| Monroe | Monroe County Circuit Clerk 65 North Alabama Avenue Monroeville, AL 36460 Phone: 251-743-2283 Email: wesley.hines@alacourt.gov |
| Montgomery | Montgomery County Circuit Clerk PO Box 1667 Montgomery, AL 36102 Phone: 334-832-1281 Email: gina.ishman@alacourt.gov |
| Morgan | Morgan County Circuit Clerk PO Box 668 Decatur, AL 35602 Phone: 256-351-4794 Email: chris.priest@alacourt.gov |
| Perry | Perry County Circuit Clerk PO Box 508 Marion, AL 36756 Phone: 334-683-6106 Email: mia.turner@alacourt.gov |
| Pickens | Pickens County Circuit Clerk PO Box 418 Carrollton, AL 35447 Phone: 205-367-2050 Email: keith.cox@alacourt.gov |
| Pike | Pike County Circuit Clerk 120 West Church Street Troy, AL 36081 Phone: 334-566-5113 Email: jamie.scarbrough@alacourt.gov |
| Randolph | Randolph County Circuit Clerk PO Box 328 Wedowee, AL 36278 Phone: 256-357-4551 Email: Chris.May@alacourt.gov |
| Russell | Russell County Circuit Clerk 501 14th Street Phenix City, AL 36867 Phone: 334-298-0516 x2343 Email: jody.sellers@alacourt.gov |
| Shelby | Shelby County Circuit Clerk PO Box 468 Columbiana, AL 35051 Phone: 205-610-0958 Email: mdawson@shelbyal.com |
| St. Clair | St. Clair County Circuit Clerk 1815 Cogswell Ave, Ste 205 Pell City, AL 35125 Phone: 205-884-2395 x3 Email: kcrowe@stclairco.com |
| Sumter | Sumter County Circuit Clerk PO Box 936 Livingston, AL 35470 Phone: 205-652-2333 Email: devon.james@alacourt.gov |
| Talladega | Talladega County Circuit Clerk PO Box 6137 Talladega, AL 35161 Phone: 256-761-2102 x1208 Email: brian.york@alacourt.gov |
| Tallapoosa | Tallapoosa County Circuit Clerk 125 N Broadnax St Dadeville, AL 36853 Phone: 256-825-1059 Email: patrick.craddock@alacourt.gov |
| Tuscaloosa | Tuscaloosa County Circuit Clerk 714 Greensboro Avenue Rm 214 Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 Phone: 205-464-8259 Email: magaria.bobo@alacourt.gov |
| Walker | Walker County Circuit Clerk 1803 3rd Ave Ste 205 Jasper, AL 35501 Phone: 205-384-7025 Email: susan.odom@alacourt.gov |
| Washington | Washington County Circuit Clerk PO Box 548 Chatom, AL 36518 Phone: 251-847-2239 Email: valerie.knapp@alacourt.gov |
| Wilcox | Wilcox County Circuit Clerk PO Box 608 Camden, AL 36726 Phone: 334-682-6313 Email: carolyn.posey@alacourt.gov |
| Winston | Winston County Circuit Clerk PO Box 220 Double Springs, AL 35553 Phone: 205-489-5533 Email: john.snoddy@alacourt.gov |
