Absentee voting period for November general election begins today

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September 14, 2022

MONTGOMERY — The absentee voting period for the Nov. 8 general election begins today, the office of Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill announced.

Important absentee voting deadlines are:

Nov. 1: The last day that absentee ballot applications can be returned by mail.
Nov. 3: The last day that absentee ballot applications can be returned by hand.
Nov. 7: The last day to return absentee ballots by hand to the Absentee Election Manager.
Nov. 8: Absentee ballots must be returned by mail to the absentee election manager no later than noon.

Absentee ballot applications can be downloaded online or requested by visiting or calling the local Absentee Election Manager’s office. Voters may also contact the Secretary of State’s Elections Division at 334-242-7210 to request an absentee ballot application.

Voters who are eligible to vote pursuant to the Uniformed and Overseas Absentee Voting Act will have until Nov. 8 to postmark an absentee ballot.

For more information, contact the Secretary of State’s Elections Division at 334-242-7210.

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