Beaverton, Alabama Public Records

The online system allows eligible citizens to register or update their information using an Alabama driver's license or non-driver ID card issued by ALEA. Registration must be completed at least 15 days prior to any election. Voters must be U.S. Citizens, Alabama and Lamar County residents, at least 18 years old by election day, and not disqualified by felony conviction or mental incompetence as determined by a court. As an unincorporated community without municipal government, Beaverton has no city elections, mayor races, or city council seats. Residents participate in county, state, and federal elections instead. Lamar County holds elections for County Commission seats, Sheriff, Revenue Commissioner, Probate Judge, Circuit Clerk, District Judge, Coroner, and Board of Education members on a rotating schedule. Alabama typically holds primary elections in May and general elections in November of even-numbered years. Voters can look up their specific polling place using the "My Voter Information" tool at www.alabamavotes.gov by entering their name and date of birth or by contacting the Probate Office. Polling locations are assigned by precinct, and voters must cast ballots at their designated precinct on election day, typically from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Beaverton voters are published by the Alabama Secretary of State (https://www.sos.alabama.gov/alabama-votes).S. House seats including Alabama's 4th Congressional District which includes Lamar County, all 35 Alabama State Senate seats, all 105 Alabama House of Representatives seats (Lamar County is in State Senate District 5 and House District 16), and various county offices including some County Commission seats depending on the district rotation. Alabama allows absentee voting by mail for voters who meet specific criteria: voters who will be absent from the county on election day, voters with a physical illness or infirmity preventing travel to the polling place, voters over age 65, voters working a shift that prevents voting during polling hours, election officers, appointed poll watchers, government employees required to work on election day, students or military stationed outside the county, and voters whose religious beliefs prevent travel on election day. Absentee ballot applications can be downloaded from the Alabama Secretary of State's website or requested from the Lamar County Probate Office. Completed applications must be submitted to the Probate Office, which then mails the ballot to the voter. Voted absentee ballots must be returned by mail, postmarked by election day and received within a few days after, or delivered in person to the Probate Office by the close of business on election day. Alabama does not offer no-excuse mail voting or early voting at multiple locations; in-person absentee voting is available only at the Probate Office during a limited period before the election. Public election records available in Alabama include voter registration lists (available for political and governmental purposes with restrictions on commercial use), campaign finance reports filed by candidates and political action committees (searchable through the Alabama Secretary of State's Campaign Finance system), candidate qualifying lists showing who has filed to run for office, and precinct-level election results. These records can be accessed through the Secretary of State's website at www.sos.alabama.gov or by contacting the Lamar County Probate Office for county-specific information.