For those looking to plan out how to vote in this November’s general election, the Alabama Secretary of State’s office has made sample ballots available for all 67 counties.
In addition to the presidential race driving headlines around the country, Alabama has a high profile U.S. Senate race between Republican nominee Tommy Tuberville and incumbent Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL).
The Senate race in Alabama will be impactful for which party controls Congress. The Republican Party is fighting hard to maintain its three-seat majority in the Senate.
Voters who are unable to make it the polls on November 3, including any voter fearful of contracting COVID-19, can apply for an absentee ballot.
Citizens can also go to their county courthouse and vote in advance of the election until October 29, so long as they have a valid reason why they cannot be at the polls on Election Day. Those taking advantage of this option need to bring a photo ID with them.
Every Alabamian’s ballot will feature a yes or no vote on six amendments to the state’s constitution. More information on those amendments is available here.
One third-party presidential ticket qualified for the ballot in Alabama. Libertarian nominee Jo Jorgensen will be listed as an independent candidate for the nation’s highest office. Jorgensen is listed as independent instead of libertarian because no libertarian candidate received 20% of the vote in Alabama’s 2018 general election. Those wishing to support Green Party nominee Howie Hawkins or the quixotic campaign of hip-hop artist Kanye West must utilize the write-in option.
Alabama also has two of its U.S. House seats open in 2020. The two seats are for the districts representing the southeast and southwest corners of the state.
The majority of the remaining statewide offices have Republican nominees that are not being challenged by any member of the Democratic Party, though the Democrats are contesting the race for president of the Public Service Commission.
Click county name to access sample ballot:
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- Autauga
- Barbour
- Bibb
- Blount
- Bullock
- Butler
- Calhoun
- Chambers
- Cherokee
- Chilton
- Choctaw
- Clarke
- Clay
- Cleburne
- Coffee
- Colbert
- Conecuh
- Coosa
- Covington
- Crenshaw
- Cullman
- Dale
- Dallas
- DeKalb
- Elmore
- Escambia
- Etowah
- Fayette
- Franklin
- Geneva
- Greene
- Hale
- Henry
- Houston
- Jackson
- Lamar
- Lauderdale
- Lawrence
- Lee
- Limestone
- Lowndes
- Macon
- Marengo
- Marion
- Marshall
- Monroe
- Morgan
- Perry
- Pickens
- Pike
- Randolph
- Russell
- St. Clair
- Sumter
- Talladega
- Tallapoosa
- Tuscaloosa
- Walker
- Washington
- Wilcox
- Winston
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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