Lapine, Alabama Public Records

Alabama residents can register to vote online through the Alabama Secretary of State's website at www.sos.alabama.gov/alabama-votes/voter/register-to-vote. The voter registration deadline in Alabama is 15 days before any election. To register, applicants must be U.S. Citizens, residents of Alabama and Montgomery County, at least 18 years old by election day, and not disqualified by felony conviction or mental incompetence as specified by law. Alabama requires a valid photo ID to vote, including Alabama driver's license, state-issued ID, passport, or free Alabama voter photo ID card available from the Board of Registrars. As an unincorporated community, Lapine does not hold municipal elections for mayor or city council, as no municipal government exists. Residents vote in county-level, state, and federal elections. The community falls within one of these commission districts, with elections held on a staggered schedule. County-wide offices such as Sheriff, Revenue Commissioner, Probate Judge, Coroner, and Board of Education members are also decided by Montgomery County voters including those in Lapine. Residents can find their assigned polling place by using the My Voter Information page on the Alabama Secretary of State website at myinfo.alabamavotes.gov, where voters enter their name and date of birth to view registration status, polling location, sample ballots, and election dates. Polling places in the area are typically located at community centers, schools, or churches within reasonable distance of the community. Alabama election records that are public include voter registration lists (available to campaigns and political organizations under specific rules), campaign finance reports filed with the Alabama Secretary of State's office (searchable at www.sos.alabama.gov), candidate qualifying information and petitions, and precinct-level election results published by the county and state after each election. Individual voter history (which elections a person voted in, but not how they voted) is also public record in Alabama. Alabama will hold elections for all statewide constitutional offices, including Governor (four-year term), Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Agriculture Commissioner, Auditor, Secretary of State, and Treasurer. Alabama's Primary elections in Alabama are typically held in May or June, with runoffs if necessary, followed by the general election in November. Alabama offers absentee voting for voters who will be absent from the county on election day, are ill or have a physical disability, work a shift that makes voting difficult, are students or military stationed outside the county, or meet other qualifying reasons under Alabama Code § 17-11-3. Absentee ballot applications can be submitted to the Montgomery County Absentee Election Manager at the Board of Registrars office. Applications are available online at www.sos.alabama.gov. The deadline to apply for an absentee ballot is typically 5 days before the election for mail ballots, though earlier application is recommended. Alabama does not have no-excuse absentee voting; voters must attest to a qualifying reason. Voters may also vote absentee in-person at the Board of Registrars office during the early voting period before election day.