Salem, Alabama Public Records

Acceptable forms of ID for registration include an Alabama driver's license or non-driver ID, though the last four digits of a Social Security number can be used if no driver's license is available. Alabama requires photo ID at the polls, with acceptable forms including Alabama driver's license, government-issued photo ID, valid U.S. Passport, valid employee ID from federal, state, or local government, valid student or employee ID from a public or private college or university in Alabama, valid military ID, or valid tribal ID. As an unincorporated community, Salem has no municipal government and therefore no city elections. Residents vote in county, state, and federal elections only. Lee County holds elections for county commission seats, school board positions, sheriff, revenue commissioner, probate judge, and other constitutional offices. Local voters can find their assigned polling location by visiting the Alabama Secretary of State's "My Voter Information" portal at https://myinfo.alabamavotes.gov/VoterView, which allows search by name and date of birth to display registration status, polling place address, and sample ballots. Precinct assignments for the area typically include voting locations at nearby schools or community centers in the southern part of Lee County. Election results by precinct, including those serving Salem, are publicly available through the Lee County website and the Alabama Secretary of State's election results portal at https://www.sos.alabama.gov/alabama-votes/voter/election-data. Alabama will elect a U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Salem voters are published by the Alabama Secretary of State (https://www.sos.alabama.gov/alabama-votes). State legislative races include Alabama Senate District 13 and Alabama House District 81, which cover portions of Lee County. Voters may also see ballot measures for county tax issues or constitutional amendments. Alabama allows absentee voting for voters who meet specific criteria including being absent from the county on election day, having a physical illness or infirmity, working a required shift, being a student or spouse/dependent of a student outside the county, being appointed as an election officer or poll watcher, or being over 65 years old. Absentee ballot applications can be downloaded from the Alabama Secretary of State's website or requested from the Lee County Absentee Election Manager at (334) 737-3653. Applications must be received by the Thursday before the election for regular absentee voting, though emergency absentee provisions exist for medical emergencies. Alabama does not offer universal no-excuse mail-in voting. Public election records in Alabama include voter registration lists (available with restricted use for political purposes only), campaign finance reports filed with the Alabama Ethics Commission (searchable at https://ethics.alabama.gov), candidate qualification records maintained by the Board of Registrars and Secretary of State, and certified election results by precinct. These records are accessible through public records requests to the Lee County Board of Registrars or online through state portals.