Weaver, Alabama Public Records

Residents can register to vote online through the Alabama Secretary of State's website at www.alabamainteractive.org/sos/voter_registration, which offers a secure online voter registration system. The registration deadline in Alabama is 15 days before any election. Voters must be U.S. Citizens, Alabama residents, at least 18 years old by election day, and possess a valid Alabama driver's license or non-driver ID. Alabama requires photo ID to vote, including Alabama driver's licenses, government employee ID cards, student or employee ID from an Alabama college or university, U.S. Military ID, U.S. Passport, or free Alabama photo voter ID cards available from county registrars. The city holds municipal elections for mayor and city council positions every four years. The most recent municipal elections were held in 2024, meaning the next regularly scheduled Weaver municipal election will occur in 2028. Candidates for city office file qualifying papers with the Weaver City Clerk at City Hall, 125 East Bynum Road, Weaver, AL 36277. Information about local candidates, ballot measures, and election dates can be obtained from city hall or the county Board of Registrars. Residents can find their assigned polling place by using the Alabama Secretary of State's polling place locator at myinfo.alabamavotes.gov or by contacting the Calhoun County Board of Registrars at 256-241-2978. Polling places are assigned based on residential address and precinct boundaries. Local voters typically cast ballots at locations within or near the city, such as community centers or schools. Alabama election records that are public include voter registration lists (available for purchase for political purposes), campaign finance disclosure reports filed with the Alabama Secretary of State's Ethics Commission, candidate qualifying information, and precinct-level election results. These records can be accessed through the Secretary of State's website at www.sos.alabama.gov and the Alabama Ethics Commission at ethics.alabama.gov. Voter registration data includes names and addresses but not birthdates or Social Security numbers. Detailed precinct results are available through the county Board of Registrars and the Alabama Secretary of State's election results portal. House of Representatives seats (Weaver is in Alabama's 3rd Congressional District), and numerous state legislature positions including Alabama State Senate and House of Representatives seats representing the Weaver area. County-level offices including Calhoun County Commission seats, Sheriff, Revenue Commissioner, Probate Judge, and Circuit Clerk may also be on the ballot depending on term expirations. Voters should verify specific races closer to the election through the Board of Registrars. Alabama offers absentee voting for voters who will be absent from the county on election day, are ill or physically disabled, work required shifts that prevent voting, are appointed election officers or poll watchers, are currently incarcerated but not convicted, or are 65 years or older. Absentee ballot applications can be requested from the Calhoun County Absentee Election Manager at 256-241-2978 or downloaded from the Secretary of State's website. Applications must be received by the Thursday before the election for regular absentee ballots, or up to five days before for emergency situations. Voters can return absentee ballots by mail (must be postmarked by election day and received within one day), in person to the Absentee Election Manager's office, or authorize someone to hand-deliver the ballot under specific guidelines. No-excuse absentee voting is not available in Alabama; voters must meet one of the specified criteria.