Madison, Alabama Public Records

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Alabama residents have several options for registering to vote: online through the Alabama Secretary of State's website at www.alabamainteractive.org/sos/voter_registration, by mail using the National Mail Voter Registration Form, or in person at the Probate Office or driver license offices. The registration deadline falls 15 days before any election. Voters must provide identification both when registering and when voting—acceptable forms include an Alabama driver's license, non-driver ID, passport, government employee ID, student ID from an Alabama college, military ID, or tribal ID. The city holds municipal elections for mayor and city council members, operating under a council-manager form of government with a seven-member city council and a mayor elected at-large. Municipal elections typically occur in August (primary if needed) and October (general) during election years. The next city elections are scheduled for 2024, with the mayor and council seats carrying four-year terms. Residents can find candidate information, sample ballots, and details on local issues through the city's website at www.madisonal.gov and through the Limestone County Probate Office. To locate their assigned polling place, voters should use the Alabama Secretary of State's polling place lookup tool at myinfo.alabamavotes.gov or contact the Probate Office directly. Alabama makes several categories of election records publicly available, including voter registration lists (available to candidates and political parties under certain restrictions), campaign finance reports filed with the Alabama Secretary of State's office and searchable at www.sos.alabama.gov, candidate qualifying lists, and precinct-level election results published after each election. In the November 2024 presidential election, Limestone County reported strong turnout with approximately 64% of registered voters participating. The county has trended heavily Republican in recent presidential cycles. For the November 3, 2026 general election, Madison and Limestone County voters will decide several significant races: Alabama's Class II U.S. Senate seat held by Tommy Tuberville will be up in 2026 (Class III currently held by Katie Britt, elected in 2022, won't be up until 2028); all seven Alabama U.S. House seats including District 5 which represents the city; state constitutional offices including Governor (four-year term), Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and other statewide offices; all 140 seats in the Alabama Legislature (35 Senate seats and 105 House seats), including representatives for the area's legislative districts; and Limestone County offices such as County Commission, Sheriff, Revenue Commissioner, and Probate Judge depending on term cycles. Local ballot measures or referenda may also appear. Alabama allows absentee voting for specific reasons: being absent from the county on election day, illness or physical disability, work requirements during polling hours, being a caregiver, and being over 65 years old. Absentee ballot applications are available through the Limestone County Probate Office or online through the Secretary of State's website. Applications must be submitted by the Thursday before the election for mail ballots, though in-person absentee voting at the Probate Office is available earlier.