The 2022 general election will be held today. Alabamians will vote on a range of local, state and federal offices, including the governor, state legislators, a U.S. Senate seat and U.S. House members. Voters also will decide on a proposed recompilation of the state constitution and 10 proposed statewide constitutional amendments.

Have you made a plan to vote in this year’s general election? Alabama Arise has information below about how voters can cast a ballot. We share resources that could help if you face barriers to voting. And we explain why we urge Alabamians to vote YES on the recompiled state constitution.

What you need to know for the election

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. today. If you’re a registered voter in line by 7 p.m., stay in line! You’ll be allowed to vote.
A valid photo ID is required to vote. Learn more about those requirements here.
Find your sample ballot (by county) here.
Check your registration and find your polling place here.
Voters may vote for whomever they wish in the general election, regardless of which primary (if any) they participated in earlier this year.
Read Alabama Arise’s blog post on why Alabamians should vote YES on the recompiled state constitution. The recompilation will appear on the ballot as the Constitution of Alabama of 2022. (See below for more details.)
Read overviews of the 10 proposed statewide constitutional amendments from AL.com and the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama.
You can find more information and resources on the Alabama Secretary of State’s website and at VOTE411.org, a website by the League of Women Voters Education Fund.

What to do if you face barriers to voting

If you face any intimidation, threats or other barriers to voting, trained volunteers are ready to help. You can call the nonpartisan Election Protection hotlines here:

English: 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683)
Spanish: 888-VE-Y-VOTA (888-839-8682)
Asian languages: 888-API-VOTE (888-274-8683)
Arabic: 844-YALLA-US (844-925-5287)

Read our blog post to learn more about volunteering as a poll monitor with the nonpartisan Election Protection network.

Why Alabama Arise supports the recompiled constitution

Vote yes on the recompiled state constitution.

From our blog:

“Alabama Arise is committed to recognizing, teaching about and repairing the damage that state lawmakers perpetrated for generations through codifying racism and racist practices. Racist language and the harmful provisions flowing from it have no place in our state’s most important legal document. That is why we urge Alabamians to vote ‘Yes’ on the recompiled state constitution on Nov. 8, 2022.

“Examples of deleted racist language [in the recompilation] include references to separate schools for Black and white children and prohibition of interracial marriages. The recompilation also strengthens Alabama’s prohibition of slavery by removing language that allows involuntary servitude ‘for the punishment of crime.’

“Alabama voters will decide whether to authorize those changes by adopting the recompiled state constitution. Arise recommends voting ‘Yes’ on the recompilation, which will appear on the ballot as the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.”

Read more about the recompiled constitution here. And watch this video to hear Arise policy analyst Mike Nicholson explain the importance of this ballot measure to remove racist language from Alabama’s constitution.

Join Arise today!

Alabama Arise
P.O. Box 1188 | Montgomery, Alabama 36101
(334) 832-9060 | [email protected]

Having trouble viewing this email? View it in your web browser

Unsubscribe or Manage Your Preferences