Any qualified elector of this State may vote an Absentee ballot, provided they
meet the requirements (17-10-3 et seq., Code of Alabama), as contained in the
application, which is available in the office of the Absentee Election Manager/
Circuit Clerk, located in the Pickens County Judicial Building, Carrollton,
Ala.
Emergency absentee voting: Any registered elector who requires emergency
treatment of a licensed physician within five days of an election may apply for
an emergency absentee ballot for the election and may vote by returning the
absentee ballot no later than noon on the day the election is held. The
attendant physician shall describe and certify the circumstances constituting
an emergency on a special form designed by the Secretary of State and provided
by his/her office to local absentee election managers. The special form shall
be attached to the application.
After completing and signing the application, the voter may hand the application
to the Absentee Election Manager/ Circuit Clerk or forward it by U.S. Mail. NO
ONE IS ALLOWED TO BRING IN AN APPLICATION FOR ANOTHER PERSON (not even a family
member), the only exception being a designee for a medical emergency. By law,
the Absentee Election Manager/Circuit Clerk can only accept one application per
envelope that is received by U.S. Mail. The application must provide the
Alabama residence address where the voter is registered to vote, even if the
ballot is to be mailed to another address where the applicant/voter regularly
receives mail.
The Absentee Election Manager/Circuit Clerk may hand the ballot to the
applicant/voter, or forward it by U.S. Mail to the applicant's/voter's
residence address or upon written request to the address where the
applicant/voter regularly receives mail. NO ONE CAN RECEIVE OR RETURN A BALLOT
FOR ANY OTHER PERSON (not even a family member), exception being a designee for
medical emergency. INSTRUCTIONS WILL ACCOMPANY EACH BALLOT AND MUST BE FOLLOWED
CAREFULLY TO INSURE THAT YOUR BALLOT IS COUNTED.
A copy of identification (Sections 17-10A-1 and 17-11A-1, Code of Alabama) must
accompany the ballot. The law provides for a provisional ballot where: (1)
identification is not properly provided; (2) the voter is not identified as
appearing in the precinct for which the voter seeks a ballot; or (3) an
absentee precinct inspector or clerk has knowledge that the individual is not
entitled to vote at the precinct applicable to the voter's ballot and
challenges the voter's right to vote a particular ballot. The law provides ways
for voters to correct deficiencies so that provisional ballots can be counted.
(Section 17-10A-2, Code of Alabama).
The absentee election manager’s office (Circuit Clerk’s office) will be closed for the Monday June 2, 2008 state holiday; Friday, May
30, 2008 will be the last business day before the election and is the last day
a voter can return in person, his/her regular absentee ballot.
Any person desiring to vote absentee may come by the Circuit Clerk's office,
Pickens County Judicial Building, Carrollton, Alabama. The mailing address is
PO Box 418, Carrollton, Alabama 35447. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday-Friday.
If you need further information about voting absentee, you may call Circuit
Clerk/Absentee Election Manager Bobby Cowart at 367-2050. The election law that
we must all comply with is in the Code of Alabama, Volume 13A, Title 17. The
Secretary of State is the Chief State Election Officer; you should contact that
office about any questions on election law.
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