Duncanville, Alabama Public Records

Alabama residents can register to vote online through the Alabama Secretary of State's website at https://www.alabamainteractive.org/sos/voter_registration, a streamlined process requiring a valid Alabama driver's license or non-driver ID. The voter registration deadline in Alabama is 15 days before any election, and voters must provide proof of identity including name, date of birth, and residence address within Tuscaloosa County. Because Duncanville is unincorporated and lacks municipal government, residents don't cast ballots in city council or mayoral elections. Instead, local voters participate in Tuscaloosa County Commission elections, Alabama state legislative races, statewide constitutional offices, and federal elections. The county operates under a five-member County Commission elected from single-member districts. Residents can locate their assigned polling place using the Alabama Secretary of State's voter information portal at https://myinfo.alabamavotes.gov/VoterView/PollingPlaceSearch.do, which requires entering name and date of birth or county and voter ID number. Sample ballots and polling locations are typically posted on the Tuscaloosa County Probate Office website prior to each election. Under Alabama law, certain election records are public, including voter registration lists (available to political parties, candidates, and researchers under specific conditions), campaign finance disclosures filed with the Alabama Secretary of State's office and accessible at https://fcpa.alabamavotes.gov, candidate qualifying information, and precinct-level election results. The Probate Office maintains historical election results and can provide certified vote totals upon request. The 2024 election saw strong participation in both urban Tuscaloosa precincts and rural areas including Duncanville. Alabama's State Senate and House of Representatives seats are elected in midterm years, and local voters will elect representatives for their respective state senate and house districts (district assignments can be verified through the voter information portal). County offices including Tuscaloosa County Commission seats for certain districts, county sheriff, revenue commissioner, and probate judge may also appear on the ballot depending on term schedules. Specific candidate filing begins in late 2025, with the candidate qualifying period typically running in January 2026. Alabama offers absentee voting for voters who will be absent from the county on election day, are ill or have a physical disability, work required shifts that prevent polling place access (including poll workers), are students or military members outside the county, or are appointed election officers or poll watchers outside their home precinct. Absentee ballot applications are available through the Alabama Secretary of State's website at https://www.sos.alabama.gov/alabama-votes/voter/absentee-voting or from the Tuscaloosa County Absentee Election Manager at 714 Greensboro Avenue, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401, phone (205) 464-8270. Applications must be submitted by specific deadlines: 7 days before the election for mail delivery of ballots, or up to 5:00 PM on the day before the election for in-person absentee voting at the Tuscaloosa County office.