Chapman, Alabama Public Records

Alabama residents can register online through the Alabama Secretary of State's website at www.alabamainteractive.org/sos/voter_registration, or submit a paper National Voter Registration Form, available at the probate office, public libraries, and DMV offices, to the Butler County Board of Registrars. Registration must occur at least 15 days before any election. Applicants need to be U.S. Citizens, Alabama residents, at least 18 years old by election day, and not disqualified by felony conviction or mental incapacity as determined by a court. Valid identification, including an Alabama driver's license number or the last four digits of a Social Security number, is required. As an unincorporated community, Chapman has no municipal government and therefore holds no elections for mayor or city council. Instead, residents vote in Butler County Commission races, Butler County Board of Education elections, state legislative contests for the Alabama House and Senate districts covering the area, and statewide offices including Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and other constitutional positions. Federal elections include U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives - Chapman falls within Alabama's 2nd Congressional District. Voters can find their assigned polling place through the My Voter Information page at myinfo.alabamavotes.gov by entering their name and date of birth. Polling locations are typically community centers, schools, churches, or fire stations situated within reasonable proximity to voters' residences. Alabama law permits absentee voting for those who will be absent from the county on election day, are ill or infirm, work required hours that conflict with polling hours (including caregivers), are appointed election officers or poll watchers, are students or military stationed outside the county, or meet other statutory criteria under Alabama Code § 17-11-3. Absentee ballot applications must be submitted to the Butler County Absentee Election Manager at the probate office and can be downloaded from the Secretary of State website. Alabama requires voters to present valid photo identification at the polls: an Alabama driver's license, state-issued photo ID, U.S. Passport, government employee ID, student or employee ID from an Alabama college or university, Alabama hunting or fishing license, U.S. Military ID, or tribal document. Free photo voter IDs are available from county registrars' offices. Public election records in Alabama include voter registration lists (available for purchase for political purposes), campaign finance disclosure reports filed with the Alabama Secretary of State's Fair Campaign Practices Act division, candidate qualifying documents and statements of economic interest, and precinct-level election results. Butler County election results are posted after certification at the probate court and published on the Alabama Secretary of State's election results website. Chapman and Butler County voters will decide contests for Alabama House District 88 and Alabama Senate District 28, Butler County Commission seats, Butler County Board of Education seats, and county constitutional offices including sheriff, probate judge, revenue commissioner, and others depending on the election cycle. Voters should consult the Alabama Secretary of State election calendar and the Butler County Probate Court for specific candidate information, sample ballots, and ballot measures as the 2026 election approaches.