Code of Alabama

Ala. Code § 17-3-50 (2026)

Registration Deadline.

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The boards of registrars in the several counties of the state shall not register any person as a qualified elector within 14 days prior to any election; provided, that the boards shall maintain open offices during business days in such 14-day period and on election day during the hours of voting.

(Acts 1950, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 6, p. 45; Code 1975, §17-4-4; Acts 1978, No. 584, p. 667, §14; §17-4-120; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §11; Act 2014-428, p. 1576, §1.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2010–2022 · leading case: Greater Birmingham Ministries v. Sec'y of State for the State of Alabama, 992 F.3d 1299 (11th Cir. 2021).
Greater Birmingham Ministries v. Sec'y of State for the State of Alabama, 992 F.3d 1299 (11th Cir. 2021). “Ala. Code § 17-3-50 (“The boards of registrars in the several counties of the state shall not register any person as a qualified elector within 14 days prior to any election; provided, that the boards shall maintain open offices during business days in such 14-day period and on…”
Fluker v. Wolff, 46 So. 3d 942 (Ala. 2010). · cites it 2× “Although persons can continue to register to vote up to 10 days before the election as provided in § 17-3-50, unless the person has been a resident of the municipality for 30 or more days, he or she may not vote in the municipal election.”
Greater Birmingham Ministries v. Sec'y of State for the State of Alabama, 966 F.3d 1202 (11th Cir. 2020). “Ala. Code § 17-3-50 (“The boards of registrars in the several counties of the state shall not register any person as a qualified elector within 14 days prior to any election; provided, that the boards shall maintain open offices during business days in such 14-day period and on…”
Davis v. Bennett, 154 So. 3d 114 (Ala. 2014). “See generally § 17-3-50 et seq., Ala.Code 1975 (amended by Act No.”
Greater Birmingham Ministries v. Merrill (M.D. Ala. 2022). “Code § 17-3-50 . That means that the registration deadline for the November 8 election is October 25, 2022.”
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