Fruitdale, Alabama Public Records

Applicants must provide their Alabama driver's license or non-driver ID number, or the last four digits of their Social Security number. First-time voters who register by mail may need to provide identification when voting. Registration is available online, by mail, and in person. As an unincorporated community without municipal government, there are no city council or mayoral elections here. Residents participate in Washington County, state, and federal elections instead. County offices appearing on the ballot periodically include Sheriff, Revenue Commissioner, Probate Judge, County Commissioners for each district, Coroner, and other constitutional offices. Alabama state legislative seats include State Senate District 22 and State House District 65 (exact districts should be verified as redistricting occurred following the 2020 census), with representatives elected to four-year terms for both chambers. Residents can find their assigned polling place by contacting the Washington County Probate Office at (251) 847-2203 or by using the Alabama Secretary of State's polling place lookup tool at https://myinfo.alabamavotes.gov/VoterView/PollingPlaceSearch.do. Voters enter their name and date of birth or voter ID number to locate their precinct and polling location.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Fruitdale voters are published by the Alabama Secretary of State (https://www.sos.alabama.gov/alabama-votes). Depending on the district, State Senate seats may also appear if they fall in the rotation for that cycle (half of Senate seats are elected every four years). Washington County offices that may appear include County Commissioner seats (depending on district election schedules), and potentially Sheriff or other county constitutional officers depending on term schedules. Voters should verify specific local races by consulting sample ballots published by the Probate Office closer to the election. Absentee voting in Alabama requires an excuse or qualification under specific categories defined by state law. Eligible reasons include: being age 65 or older, having a physical illness or infirmity preventing attendance at the polls, being a registered voter who will be out of the county on election day, being a member of the armed forces or spouse/dependent, being appointed as an election officer or poll watcher at a different polling place, being a student or spouse at a college/university outside the county, working a required shift that prevents voting during polling hours, or being incarcerated but not yet convicted. Absentee ballot applications are available from the Washington County Probate Office or online through the Secretary of State. Applications must be submitted by 5 days before the election (for mail delivery of ballot) or voters can apply in person up through the day before the election. Completed absentee ballots must be received by the close of polls on election day or postmarked by election day and received within a limited cure period. Public election records in Alabama include voter registration lists (available for purchase for legitimate purposes), campaign finance reports filed with the Alabama Secretary of State and Ethics Commission (searchable at https://fcpa.alabamavotes.gov/PublicSite/Homepage.aspx), candidate qualifying information, and certified election results by precinct. Washington County election results are canvassed by the Washington County Board of Registrars and certified by the Probate Judge, with precinct-level results typically available after certification. Historical election data can be requested from the Probate Office, and statewide results are published by the Alabama Secretary of State at https://www.sos.alabama.gov/alabama-votes/election-data.