Irvington, Alabama Public Records

Residents can register to vote online through the Alabama Secretary of State's website at https://www.alabamainteractive.org/sos/voter_registration. Registration applications must be submitted at least 15 days before an election. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens, at least 18 years old by election day, residents of Alabama and the county, and must provide an Alabama driver's license or non-driver ID number (or the last four digits of a Social Security number if no Alabama ID is available). The state requires voters to present valid photo identification at the polls, including Alabama driver's licenses, U.S. Passports, government employee IDs, student IDs from Alabama public colleges, or free voter photo IDs issued by county registrars and the Secretary of State. Because the community is unincorporated and lacks its own municipal government, there are no mayoral or city council elections specific to the area. Residents instead vote in county-level elections for Mobile County Commission seats representing geographic districts, countywide offices such as probate judge, sheriff, revenue commissioner, tax assessor, and tax collector, state legislative races for the Alabama House of Representatives and Alabama Senate, and federal elections for U.S. House, U.S. Senate, and President. Voters are assigned to specific Alabama House and Senate districts based on their residence address, and these districts are subject to redistricting following each decennial census. Polling place assignments can be found 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 their voter registration number to find their assigned precinct and polling location. Polling places are typically located at schools, community centers, or churches near voters' residences. Alabama public records law provides access to various election related records. Voter registration lists (excluding certain confidential information such as Social Security numbers and dates of birth) are public and can be obtained from county probate offices or the Secretary of State. Campaign finance reports for state and local candidates are filed with and searchable through the Alabama Secretary of State's Campaign Finance Portal at https://fcpa.alabamavotes.gov. Candidate qualifying information, including filings for state and county offices, is publicly available through the Secretary of State and county probate offices. Precinct-level election results for all federal, state, and county races are published by the probate office and the Secretary of State following certification, and historical results are archived and accessible online. In the November 2024 presidential election, Mobile County reported approximately 57% voter turnout among registered voters, with participation reflecting Alabama's strong Republican lean in federal and most state races. Looking ahead to the November 3, 2026 general election, voters will decide several significant races. Alabama's gubernatorial election is scheduled for 2026, as the governor serves a four-year term (last elected in 2022, so the next gubernatorial race is in 2026). All seats in the Alabama House of Representatives (105 seats) and half of the Alabama Senate seats (district-dependent) will be on the ballot, as House members serve four-year terms and senators serve staggered four-year terms. Voters will also decide countywide offices and Mobile County Commission seats depending on the election cycle schedule. One of Alabama's U.S. Senate seats will be on the ballot in 2026 (the seat currently held by Senator Tommy Tuberville, whose term expires in 2027, is not up; however, the seat currently held by Senator Katie Britt, whose term began in 2023, will be up in 2028, so no U.S. Senate race in 2026 for Alabama). Voters may also decide on constitutional amendments and local referenda depending on legislative and county actions. Candidate filing for 2026 elections typically occurs in the months leading up to the primary elections, which in Alabama are generally held in May or June. Residents can request absentee ballots through the Mobile County Absentee Election Manager, whose office is part of the Mobile County Probate Office at 205 Government Street, Mobile, AL 36644; phone: (251) 574-4950. Absentee ballot applications are available online at https://www.sos.alabama.gov/alabama-votes/voter/absentee-voting and must be submitted by mail, email, or fax. Alabama law permits 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 voting, are students or military stationed outside the county, election officers or poll watchers working outside their home precinct, or voters over age 65. Completed absentee ballots must be returned by mail (postmarked by election day and received within designated timeframes) or delivered in person to the Absentee Election Manager's office by the close of polls on election day. Alabama does not offer universal no-excuse mail voting or widespread early in-person voting; absentee voting requires meeting one of the statutory eligibility criteria.