Trussville, Alabama Public Records

Registration requires proof of U.S. citizenship, Alabama residency, and a valid Alabama driver's license or ID number. The deadline falls 15 days before any election, though residents may also register in person at the Probate Office or satellite locations throughout Jefferson County. Municipal elections in Trussville follow a four-year cycle for mayor and city council positions. The city operates under a mayor-council government with a mayor and five council members. The most recent municipal elections took place in 2020, with the next scheduled for August 2024 as part of the general municipal election cycle. These elections typically occur in August, with October runoffs when necessary. Candidates, sample ballots, and local ballot measures can be researched through the Trussville City Clerk at City Hall (205-655-2109) or the Jefferson County Elections Division. Municipal candidates typically qualify in the spring before the August election. Residents can find their assigned polling place through the Alabama Secretary of State's voter information portal at https://myinfo.alabamavotes.gov/VoterView/PollingPlaceSearch.do or by contacting the Jefferson County Elections Division. Local polling locations are generally schools, churches, and civic buildings within city limits. Polls open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 7:00 p.m. on election day. Alabama law requires valid photo identification at the polls, including Alabama driver's licenses, Alabama photo ID cards, U.S. passports, government employee ID cards, student IDs from Alabama public institutions, or U.S. military IDs. Public election records in Alabama include voter registration lists available for purchase for political purposes, campaign finance reports filed by candidates and political action committees through the Alabama Secretary of State's website, candidate qualifying documents, and detailed precinct-by-precinct results. The Jefferson County Elections Division posts unofficial results on election night and certified results within days at https://www.jccal.org/probate/election-results. Jefferson County reported approximately 52% voter turnout in the November 2024 presidential election, with over 300,000 ballots cast countywide. Precincts in Trussville traditionally exceed the county average for participation. Looking toward the November 3, 2026 general election, voters in Trussville and Jefferson County will decide several significant races. Alabama will hold elections for all seven U.S. House seats, though neither U.S. Senate seat is up that year—Senator Tommy Tuberville's term expires in 2027, and Senator Katie Britt's in 2029. State legislative races will include all 105 Alabama House of Representatives seats and all 35 State Senate seats. Local residents vote in State House and State Senate districts covering northeastern Jefferson County. County ballot items will include Jefferson County Commission seats, circuit and district judges, and various county offices depending on term expirations. Municipal referendums on tax issues, land use, or other matters may appear if referred by the Trussville City Council. Absentee voting in Alabama requires qualifying under specific statutory reasons: being absent from the county on election day, illness or physical infirmity, work shifts preventing voting during polling hours, student status, appointment as an election officer, or other qualifying circumstances. The state does not offer no-excuse absentee voting or universal mail-in voting. Applications are available at https://www.sos.alabama.gov/alabama-votes/voter/absentee-voting or from the Jefferson County Probate Office. Completed applications go to the Jefferson County Absentee Election Manager, and ballots must be returned by mail or in person by the close of polls on election day.