Dickinson, Alabama Public Records

The deadline to register is 15 days before any election. To register, Alabama residents must be U.S. Citizens, at least 18 years old by election day, residents of Alabama and Clarke County, and must provide their Alabama driver's license or non-driver ID number, or the last four digits of their Social Security number if no state ID is available. Alabama requires photo ID to vote - acceptable forms include Alabama driver's license, Alabama non-driver ID, Alabama photo voter ID card (available free from county registrars), U.S. Passport, government employee ID, student or employee ID from an Alabama public college, U.S. Military ID, or tribal ID. Because Dickinson is unincorporated without a municipal government, residents do not vote in city elections or for mayor and city council. Their elected representatives include Clarke County Commission members, the Clarke County Probate Judge, Sheriff, Revenue Commissioner, and other county constitutional officers, plus state legislators and statewide officials. County Commission elections are held on a district basis, and residents vote for the commissioner representing their district. Alabama holds partisan primary elections, typically in May or March of election years, and general elections on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in even-numbered years. To find their assigned polling place, residents can use the polling place lookup tool at www.alabamavotes.gov or contact the Board of Registrars. Alabama makes certain election records publicly accessible: voter registration lists are available for purchase for political purposes, campaign finance reports are filed with the Alabama Secretary of State and searchable online at fcpa.alabamavotes.gov, candidate qualifying information is public, and precinct-level election results are published by the Secretary of State.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Dickinson voters are published by the Alabama Secretary of State (https://www.sos.alabama.gov/alabama-votes). Alabama's Alabama House and Senate seats are elected to four-year terms. Local voters will elect their State Representative and State Senator representing the legislative districts covering Clarke County. County officers elected in 2026 include Clarke County Commission seats (four-year staggered terms) and potentially other constitutional officers depending on term schedules. Voters should verify specific local races with the Board of Registrars as qualifying occurs in 2026. Absentee voting in Alabama is available for specific reasons: voters who will be absent from the county on election day, ill or infirm, appointed election officers, working a required shift, physically unable to vote at the polling place, or caring for an ill family member. Emergency absentee voting is available under certain circumstances. Absentee ballot applications are available from the Board of Registrars or online at alabamavotes.gov, and completed applications must be submitted to the Clarke County Absentee Election Manager, typically the Probate Judge's office. Absentee ballots are mailed to approved applicants and must be returned by the close of polls on election day. No-excuse absentee voting is not available in Alabama - voters must qualify under specific categories. For complete election information, residents should contact the Clarke County Board of Registrars at 251-275-3254 or visit www.alabamavotes.gov for statewide resources.