Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill’s office is providing a website where Alabamians who have voted absentee can check the status of their ballot and in-person voters can find the address of their precinct.
The website, which can be accessed here, requires a voter’s first name, last name and date of birth.
Poll workers at voting precincts in Alabama do not have the ability to check the status of an absentee ballot.
If a voter is planning to vote absentee, but has not yet returned their ballot, Merrill is urging them to return the ballot by hand to their absentee election manager. Absentee ballots can be delivered in person until the close of business on Monday, November 2.
A list of each county’s absentee election managers can be found here.
“For those voters who have waited until today to return their absentee ballot, it is encouraged that they do so in-person as to ensure there is no delay in the receiving of the ballot,” Merrill commented Monday.
For those not voting absentee, the website will show the address of your polling precinct and the list of local races for which you are eligible to vote.
The coronavirus pandemic has produced a surge of absentee voting interest in the Yellowhammer State.
According to a release, 331,104 absentee ballots were requested and 300,402 have been returned, which is triple the state’s previous record for absentee ballot participation.
“I look forward to shattering even more records on Election Day,” Merrill remarked.
Absentee election managers will continue accepting absentee ballots delivered via mail until noon on Tuesday, November 3.
Voters who have concerns or worries about their absentee ballot, should contact their absentee election manager.
Henry Thornton is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News. You can contact him by email: [email protected] or on Twitter @HenryThornton95
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