Please note that Thursday, Oct. 29 at 4:30 p.m. is the deadline to apply for absentee ballots for the Nov. 3 General Election.
Applications for absentee voting are available at the absentee election manager’s office in New Brockton. Absentee Election Manager is Linda Mills with a mailing address of P.O. Box 427, New Brockton, AL 36351. Her physical location is 5 County Complex, New Brockton.
Any qualified voter may submit an absentee ballot application by mail or in person to the Absentee Election Manager’s office for the following reasons;
• COVID-19
• The voter is out of the country or state on Election Day.
• The voter has any physical illness or infirmity which prevents the voter from attending the polls.
• The voter works a shift that has at least 10 hours, which coincide with the hours the polls are open at the voter’s regular polling place.
• The voter is a student enrolled in school outside the county of residence.
• The voter is a member, a spouse or a dependent of a member of the United Stated Armed Forces, or is similarly qualified to vote absentee according to the Federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act.
Alabama voters voting under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act may receive additional information by contacting the Board of Registrars office or the office of the Alabama Secretary of State for expanded options.
Completed ballots must be returned by the voter in person to the Absentee Election Manager at P.O. Box 427, New Brockton, AL 36351 no later than one day prior to the election, or if mailed through the United States Postal Service, it must be postmarked no later than one day prior to the election.
Multiple ballots cannot be mailed in the same envelope.
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