Inactive status: If you are told that you are listed as “inactive,” you may still vote so long as you complete a Voter Reidentification “Update” Form and still live in the same county. Voters are deemed “inactive” when their address cannot be confirmed. If the new address you provide on the Voter Reidentification “Update” Form does not change your polling place, you will be able to vote a regular ballot after you complete the Form. If the new address changes your polling place, you will be instructed to go to that polling place where you will vote a provisional ballot. If the new address is outside the county, you will not be able to vote.
Receive a copy of the challenge statement filed by the election inspector and notice via mail from the board of registrars with an explanation detailing how you may respond to the challenge. The board of registrars may only consider the challenge once you have had notice and an opportunity to be heard.
The election inspector controls who is inside the polling place.
People must stay outside the 30-foot limit outside the polling place if they are not a voter admitted to vote, a person assisting the voter, the Probate Judge, the Sheriff or the Deputy Sheriff, a precinct election official, or a poll watcher. Once someone has voted, they may no longer stand in line.
Voters are entitled to assistance. If a voter has a disability that requires assistance to vote, the voter may bring a person of their choice to help them vote. The person providing assistance may not be a candidate for office or the voter’s union representative or employer. A voter may ask a member of the election board to assist them with voting. The voter does not need to state a reason for requesting assistance.
Voters over the age of 70 or voters with physical disabilities may request that they be moved to the front of the line at a polling place.
Fair Elections Center and Campus Vote Project intend the information contained herein to be used only as a general guide. This document should not be used as a substitute for consultation with a licensed Alabama legal professional. Updated August 2024. Contact Fair Elections Center at
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