Form Updated: 08-08-2024

Registration Deadline — Voter registration is closed during the fourteen days preceding an election. Applications must be postmarked or delivered by the fifteenth day prior to the election.

6. ID Number. Alabama driver’s license number or Alabama nondriver identification card number. If you do not have an Alabama driver’s license or nondriver identification card, you must provide the last 4 digits of your Social Security number.

7. Choice of Party. Do not complete this field. Alabama voters do not register by political party affiliation.

8. Race or Ethnic Group. You are required to fill in this box; however, your application will not be rejected if you fail to do so. See the list of choices under the Application Instructions for Box 8 (on page 2).

9. Signature. To register in Alabama you must:

• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of Alabama and your county at the time of registration
• be 18 years old before any election
• not have been convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude (or have had your civil and political rights restored). The list of moral turpitude felonies is available on the Secretary of State web site at:
  sos.alabama.gov/mtfelonies
• not currently be declared mentally incompetent through a competency hearing
• swear or affirm to “support and defend the Constitution of the U.S. and the State of Alabama and further disavow any belief or affiliation with any group which advocates the overthrow of the governments of the U.S. or the State of Alabama by unlawful means and that the information contained herein is true, so help me God”

Mailing Address:

Office of the Secretary of State
P.O. Box 5616
Montgomery, AL 36103-5616

State Instructions — ARKANSAS

Updated: 03-01-2006

Registration Deadline — 30 days before the election.

6. ID Number. Your completed voter registration form must contain your state issued driver's license number or nonoperating identification number. If you do not have a driver's license or nonoperating identification, you must include the last four digits of your social security number. If you do not have a driver's license or a nonoperating identification or a social security number, please write "NONE" on the form. A unique identifying number will be assigned by the State.

7. Choice of Party. Optional. You do not have to register with a party if you want to take part in that party’s primary election, caucus, or convention.

8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave blank.

9. Signature. To register in Arkansas you must:

• be a citizen of the United States
• live in Arkansas at the address in Box 2 on the application
• be at least 18 years old before the next election
• not be a convicted felon (or have completely discharged your sentence or been pardoned)
• not claim the right to vote in any other jurisdiction
• not previously be adjudged mentally incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction

Mailing Address:

Secretary of State

Voter Services

P.O. Box 8111

Little Rock, AR 72203-8111