Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 17-3-53 (2026)
Access by Political Parties to Voter Registration Information.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
Political parties, as defined in Section 17-13-40, may obtain all voter registration information, except for voters’ Social Security numbers and month and day of birth, in the possession of boards of registrars or judges of probate concerning registered voters in their jurisdictions and to access statewide voter registration information pursuant to Section 17-4-33. The boards of registrars or judges of probate may collect the actual cost, if any, of providing the information. Nothing herein shall prohibit acts pertaining to individual counties which further provide for the availability of such voter information.
(Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §12.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 2010–2020 · leading case: Dennis Fusaro v. Michael Cogan, 930 F.3d 241 (4th Cir. 2019).
Dennis Fusaro v. Michael Cogan, 930 F.3d 241 (4th Cir. 2019). “, Ala. Code § 17-3-53 (providing registered voter list to political parties and permitting counties to determine further distribution) with Ga.”
Jud. Watch, Inc. v. Lamone (D. Maryland 2020). “10 These states are Alabama ( Ala. Code § 17-3-53 ), Arizona ( Ariz. Rev.”
Ex Parte State, 65 So. 3d 897 (Ala. 2010). “Code 1975, which states, in pertinent part: “Except as provided in Section 17-3-53, the applications of persons applying for registration shall not become public records as public records are defined under the laws of the State of Alabama, nor shall the board disclose…”
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