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Ballot Procedure
The absentee ballot comes with three envelopes - one plain (the secrecy envelope), one with an affidavit, or oath, printed on the outside, and one plain envelope, pre-addressed (the outer envelope). Once the voter casts the ballot, the procedure is as follows:
An absentee ballot cannot be counted unless the affidavit is notarized or has the signatures of 2 witnesses.
The voter has only the following legal ways to return the absentee ballot:
An absentee ballot returned by mail must be postmarked no later than the day prior to the election. If hand-delivered, the ballot must be in the office of the Absentee Election Manager by the close of business (but no later than 5 p.m.) on the day prior to the election and can only be delivered personally by voter.
Voter Resources
- Seal the ballot in the plain envelope
- Place the plain envelope inside the accompanying affidavit envelope
- Seal the affidavit envelope and complete the affidavit that is on the outside of the envelope
- Sign the affidavit and have the signature witnessed by either a notary public or two witnesses 18 years of age or older
- Place the affidavit envelope and a copy of voter identification inside the outer envelope
- Remember to place a copy of your I.D. (not the original) inside the outer envelope
An absentee ballot cannot be counted unless the affidavit is notarized or has the signatures of 2 witnesses.
The voter has only the following legal ways to return the absentee ballot:
- Forwards the absentee ballot by U.S. Mail
- Personally hands the absentee ballot to the absentee election manager (or delivers by a designee in the case of emergency absentee voting)
An absentee ballot returned by mail must be postmarked no later than the day prior to the election. If hand-delivered, the ballot must be in the office of the Absentee Election Manager by the close of business (but no later than 5 p.m.) on the day prior to the election and can only be delivered personally by voter.
Voter Resources
- Military/Overseas Citizens absentee voting information
- Look up your county by city or look up your county election officials
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Kenneth L. Crowe
Revenue Commissioner/Absentee Election ManagerPhone:
Ashville - 205-594-2460
Pell City - 205-884-2395
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Revenue Ashville
Physical Address
165 5th. Ave
Suite 200
Ashville, AL 35953
Phone: 205-594-2160Fax: 205-594-2163
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Revenue Pell City
Physical Address
1815 Cogswell Avenue
Suite 217
Pell City, AL 35125
Phone: 205-884-2395Fax: 205-814-9541