Wetumpka, Alabama Public Records

Alabama residents can register to vote online through the Alabama Secretary of State's website at www.alabamainteractive.org/sos/voter_registration, by mail using a downloadable application, or in person at the Elmore County Registrar's office. Registration must be completed at least 15 days before an election. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens, Alabama residents, at least 18 years old by election day, and not disqualified due to felony conviction (unless rights have been restored) or mental incapacity. A valid Alabama driver's license number or the last four digits of a Social Security number is required for registration. Municipal elections for mayor and city council follow the Alabama municipal election cycle, typically held in August with runoffs in October if needed. The next municipal elections are scheduled for August 2024, with the mayor and all five city council seats on the ballot. The city operates under a mayor-council form of government. Local ballot measures, if any, appear on municipal election ballots. Information about municipal candidates, campaign finance reports, and local issues is available through City Hall and the Alabama Secretary of State's campaign finance portal. Voters can find their assigned polling location using the Alabama Secretary of State's polling place lookup tool at myinfo.alabamavotes.gov or by contacting the Elmore County Probate Office. Polling places are assigned based on residential address and precinct boundaries. Valid photo identification is required to vote in Alabama, including Alabama driver's license, valid government employee ID, valid U.S. Passport, valid student or employee ID from Alabama college/university, valid military ID, or valid tribal ID. Election records that are public in Alabama include voter registration lists (available for political purposes to candidates and parties), campaign finance reports (searchable at www.sos.alabama.gov), candidate qualifying documents, precinct-level election results, and absentee ballot statistics. The Alabama Secretary of State publishes election results on election night and certifies official results. Alabama does not have a U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Wetumpka voters are published by the Alabama Secretary of State (https://www.sos.alabama.gov/alabama-votes). State constitutional amendments and potential local ballot measures may also appear. Absentee voting in Alabama is available to voters who meet specific criteria: those who will be absent from the county on election day, ill or infirm, appointed election officers or poll watchers working outside their home precinct, working a required shift that prevents voting during polling hours, students or military stationed away, incarcerated but eligible to vote, or those with a physical disability. Absentee ballot applications can be downloaded from the Alabama Secretary of State website or requested from the Elmore County Probate Office. Completed applications must be submitted to the Elmore County Absentee Election Manager at 100 East Commerce Street. Photo ID copy must accompany absentee applications. Emergency absentee provisions exist for medical emergencies occurring within five days of an election. Alabama does not have no-excuse absentee voting; applicants must qualify under one of the permitted categories. Absentee ballots must be returned by election day to be counted, either by mail (postmarked deadline varies), in person to the absentee manager, or through emergency provisions where applicable.