Danville, Alabama Public Records

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Alabama residents can register to vote online through the Alabama Secretary of State at https://www.alabamainteractive.org/sos/voter_registration/voterRegistration.action, though registration must be completed at least 14 days before an election to participate in that contest. When registering, voters must provide their Alabama driver's license or non-driver ID number, or if unavailable, the last four digits of their Social Security number. Photo identification is required to vote in person under Act 2011-673, including Alabama driver's license, Alabama non-driver ID, U.S. Passport, employee ID from federal, state, or local government, student ID from Alabama public college, or military ID. Since the community is unincorporated with no municipal government, residents don't vote in city elections. Instead, they participate in Morgan County Commission elections with six district seats representing different areas, state legislative races for Alabama House and Senate districts, statewide offices, and federal elections. Voters can find their assigned polling place, view sample ballots, and check registration status at https://myinfo.alabamavotes.gov/VoterView/RegistrantSearch.do by entering their name and date of birth. In the November 2024 presidential election, Morgan County reported approximately 54% voter turnout with over 30,000 ballots cast out of approximately 56,000 registered voters, with strong support for Republican candidates consistent with Morgan County's conservative voting patterns. The November 3, 2026 general election will feature important races for local voters, including all seven Alabama U.S. House seats with Morgan County in District 4, all 35 Alabama State Senate seats including portions of Districts 5 and 6 that cover the county, all 105 Alabama State House seats including District 8 covering much of the area, all six Morgan County Commission seats, and various countywide offices including Sheriff, Probate Judge, Revenue Commissioner, and school board positions. Alabama does not have gubernatorial or U.S. Senate elections in 2026, as Governor Kay Ivey's term expires in 2026 but will be decided in 2026 elections held on November 8, 2026, and U.S. Senate seats are not up. Alabama voters can request absentee ballots by submitting a written application to the Morgan County Absentee Election Manager at the Probate Judge's Office; applications are available at https://www.sos.alabama.gov/sites/default/files/voter-pdfs/AbsenteeBalltotApplicationAV1.pdf and must be received at least seven days before the election, or five days for medical emergency or military situations. Alabama allows no-excuse absentee voting, meaning any registered voter may vote by mail without providing a reason. Election records that are public include voter registration lists available for purchase by qualified requestors, precinct-level election results posted by the Secretary of State at https://www.sos.alabama.gov/alabama-votes/election-results, candidate qualifying lists, and campaign finance reports filed with the Alabama Secretary of State's office, all searchable at https://fcpa.alabamavotes.gov/PublicSite/HomePage.aspx.