Plan to vote absentee? Tomorrow is the deadline

Published 11:11 am Thursday, June 16, 2022

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The absentee voting period for the June 21st Primary Runoff Election began on May 25, 2022.

Ahead of the June 21st Primary Runoff Election, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill would like to remind Alabama voters that tomorrow is the last day to return an absentee ballot by hand. However, the Absentee Election Manager may still receive absentee ballots delivered by mail no later than noon on Election Day.

Absentee ballot applications can be downloaded online or requested by visiting or calling the local Absentee Election Manager’s office.

Important absentee voting deadlines are listed below:

June 14, 2022: The last day that absentee ballot applications can be received by mail.
June 16, 2022: The last day that absentee ballot applications can be returned by hand.
June 17, 2022: The last day to return absentee ballots by hand to the Absentee Election Manager.
June 21, 2022: Absentee ballots returned by mail must be received by the Absentee Election Manager no later than noon.

Voters who are eligible to vote pursuant to the Uniformed and Overseas Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) will have until June 21, 2022 to postmark an absentee ballot.

If you have any questions or concerns, contact the Secretary of State’s Elections Division at 334-242-7210.