ALABAMA, USA — What's allowed at polling places? What's not allowed? Take a look.
Is campaigning allowed at a polling place?
According to alabamavotes.gov, electioneering or campaigning is permitted outside the polling place. However, this activity must not be closer than 30 feet to the entrance of the polling place. If the polling place is located in a room within a building, the campaigning must not be closer than 30 feet to the entrance of the building.
Can I wear campaign or candidate t-shirt/hat/buttons into my polling place?
Can I take a selfie in the voting booth?
You can take a picture of yourself with their ballot, as long as you don't disclose the content of any other voter's ballot or disrupt the voting process. However, the U.S. Department of Justice advises that photography or videotaping inside a polling place does not serve any useful purpose and may instead actually intimidate voters who are exercising their right to vote.
Can I take my cell phone into the voting booth?
Can I change my ballot after I mark it?
If you make a mistake AND you have not already placed your ballot in the electronic voting machine or ballot box, you may ask a poll worker for another ballot. The poll worker will spoil your first ballot so that it cannot be counted or reused.
Do I have to show my ID to vote?
Yes. Alabama has strict rules about what ID can be used to vote. Click here for an acceptable list of IDs.
If I'm disabled, can I have help voting?
Alabama has rules to accommodate voters with disabilities.
Do I have to wear a mask when I vote because of Governor Kay Ivey's mask order?
No. Masks are strongly encouraged, along with social distancing and sanitizing, but masks are not required when practicing constitutionally protected activities.