What are the qualification requirements for obtaining an absentee ballot?

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1 What are the qualificatin requirements fr btaining an absentee ballt? , Cde f Alabama The vter will be ut f the cunty r state n electin day. The vter is physically incapacitated and will nt be able t vte in persn n electin day. The vter wrks a shift which has at least (10) hurs that cincide with the plling hurs at their regular plling place. The vter is a student at and educatinal institutin lcated utside the cunty f their permanent residence; and are, therefre, unable t vte at their usual plling place n electin day. The vter is a member f, r a spuse f a member f, the armed frces f the United States r are therwise entitled t vte by absentee pursuant the Unifrmed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Vting Act, 42, U.S.C. 1973ff. The vter has been appinted as an electin fficer at a plling place which is nt their regular plling place. What are the eligibility requirements t vte absentee? If yu are registered t vte in the City f Birmingham and meet ne f the abve requirements, then yu are eligible. If yu are nt registered t vte in the City f Birmingham, yu will need t cntact the Jeffersn Cunty Bard f Registrars at (205) r if yu live in Shelby Cunty in the crprate limits f the City f Birmingham, yu will need t cntact the Shelby Cunty Bard f Registrars at (205) By law the cut-ff date t apply fr a regular absentee ballt is five (5) days befre an electin. Hw d I apply fr an absentee ballt? Yu can cntact the City Clerk s Office at (205) r pick up an applicatin at 710 Nrth 20 th Street, Birmingham, Al Where d I mail the applicatin? Yur applicatin must be mailed t: Lee Frazier, City Clerk at 3 rd Flr- 710 Nrth 20 th Street, Birmingham, Al All applicatins, by law must be mailed in a separate envelpe. Multiple applicatins (even frm the same address) which are

2 mailed in the same envelpe will be returned t the vter. Applicatins cannt be faxed t the City Clerk. What is the deadline fr vting absentee? The cut-ff date is 5 days befre an electin. Since electins are typically held n a Tuesday, this wuld be n the preceding Thursday. Yur applicatin must be received in the ffice n r befre this date in rder fr the ffice t mail yu a ballt, r yu can vte in persn at the ffice f the Absentee Electin Manager (City Clerk) thrugh the Thursday prir t the electin. Can I vte absentee in persn? Yu can cme by the Absentee Electin Manager's Office (City Clerk) Mnday thrugh Friday 8:00AM - 5:00 PM (except n hlidays) and make applicatin and vte while yu are in the ffice. The cut-ff date is Thursday (five days befre an electin). The address is 710 Nrth 20 th Street (3 rd ) Flr. What frm f I.D. d I need t vte absentee? The fllwing frms f ID can be used: 1. Current, Valid Pht Identificatin Gvernment-issued pht identificatins (current and valid). Emplyee identificatin fr emplyee with pht f emplyee prduced by the emplyer. Pht identificatin card issued by Alabama cllege r university. Pht identificatin issued frm Alabama technical r prfessinal schl (current and valid). OR 2. One f the fllwing: Utility bill f vter with vter's name and address. Bank statement with vter's name and address. Gvernment check with vter's name and address. Paycheck with vter's name and address. Valid identificatin card (authrized by law) issued by the State f Alabama (including any branch, department, agency, r entity f the State f Alabama). Valid identificatin card (authrized by law) issued by any f the ther 49 states (including any branch, department, agency, r entity f that State).

3 Valid identificatin card (authrized by law) issued by the gvernment f the United States f America (including any branch, department, agency, r entity f the federal gvernment). Valid United States passprt. Valid Alabama hunting license. Valid Alabama fishing license. Valid Alabama pistl/revlver permit. Valid pilt's license issued by the FAA r ther authrized agency f the federal gvernment. Valid United States military identificatin. Birth certificate (certified cpy). Valid Scial Security card. Naturalizatin dcument (certified cpy). Curt recrd f adptin (certified cpy). Curt recrd f name change (certified cpy). Valid Medicaid card. Valid Medicare card. Valid electrnic benefits transfer (EBT) card. Gvernment dcument that shws the name and address f the vter. Hw d I find my vting lcatin? Yu can call the Jeffersn Cunty Bard f Registrars at (205) r if yu live in the Shelby Cunty prtin f Birmingham yu can call the Shelby Cunty Bard f Registrars at (205) fr infrmatin n yur vting precinct. Or yu can click n this link t lcate yur vting lcatin. Des my absentee ballt have t be witnessed r ntarized? By law yur ballt must be ntarized r witnessed by tw peple 18 years f age r lder. I have pwer-f-attrney fr a relative, can I vte fr them? N, the law desn't allw a persn t vte fr smene else. D I have t file a new applicatin fr every electin?

4 Any electin that is 30 days apart, a new applicatin must be filed (except military absentee applicatins). The law applies t the Regular and Runff electins that are mre than 30 days apart. What if I have t leave twn due t an emergency emplyment reasn? A business emergency applicatin can be filled ut after the Thursday deadline. Yu can vte in persn at the Absentee Electin Manager's Office n Thursday and Mnday befre the Tuesday electin. (Unless either f these tw days is a hliday.)

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