MONTGOMERY – In an effort to
ensure that eligible Alabama citizens are able to vote, Alabama’s Secretary of
State John H. Merrill has asked the members of the Legislature to provide three
separate and specific days of the week, times, and venues in their areas where
the Secretary of State’s office may hold a drive for voter registration and
photo I.D issuance.
The
Alabama Secretary of State’s upcoming registration events will be held on October
7, in Escambia County at 10:00 a.m. at the Escambia Civic Center, October
9, in Mobile and Washington Counties’ at 5:00 p.m. at the MOWA Band of
Choctaw Indians Pow Wow and October 10, in Henry County at 9:00 a.m. at
the 43rd Annual Harvest Day Festival.
Since
June 3, 2014, to participate in an election, a citizen must be registered to
vote and present a valid form of photo ID. Forms
of photo ID accepted at the polls are any of the following valid documents:
driver’s license; Alabama photo voter ID card; state issued ID (any state);
federal issued ID; US passport; employee ID from Federal Government, State of
Alabama, County, Municipality, Board, or other entity of this state; student or
employee ID from a public or private college or university in the State of
Alabama (including postgraduate technical or professional schools); Military
ID; or Tribal ID.
To receive a free
Alabama photo voter ID card, a citizen must be a registered voter and must not
have one of the valid forms of photo ID listed above.
When applying for
the free Alabama photo voter ID, a voter must show: a photo ID document or a
non-photo identity document that contains full legal name and date of birth;
documentation showing the voter’s date of birth; documentation showing the
person is a registered voter; and documentation showing the voter’s name and
address as reflected in the voter registration record. A citizen’s name,
address, and voter registration status can be verified by Secretary of State
staff, using the statewide voter registration system.
Examples of
non-photo ID documents that can be used in applying for a free Alabama photo
voter ID card include a birth certificate, marriage record, Social Security
Administration document, hospital or nursing home record, Medicare or Medicaid
document, or an official school record or transcript.
To obtain
additional information on free voter ID cards, voters can call 1-800-274-VOTE
or visit www.alabamavoterid.com. The website also
includes a listing of the mobile site schedule.
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