# Ala. Code § 17-11-3.1: Section 17-11-3.1 Qualified Voter with Permanent Disability Preventing Attendance at Polls

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T17_C11_S17-11-3.1

## Section

- **Citation:** Ala. Code § 17-11-3.1
- **Heading:** Section 17-11-3.1 Qualified Voter with Permanent Disability Preventing Attendance at Polls
- **Jurisdiction:** Alabama
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Alabama Code / Title 17 / Chapter 11 / Section 17-11-3.1

## Text

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 17-11-3, 17-11-4, and 17-11-5, a qualified voter who has a permanent disability preventing his or her attendance at the polls may vote by absentee ballot in accordance with this section.

(b) The Secretary of State shall adopt rules that provide a process for a voter who has a permanent disability to be placed on an absentee voter list and have a ballot automatically mailed to him or her before each election. The rules shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

(1) An application procedure for permanently disabled voters to vote by absentee ballot on an on-going basis. The procedure shall require that the application form be signed and notarized by the disabled voter’s primary physician.

(2) A procedure for verifying the identity of a voter and determining that the voter has a permanent disability preventing his or her attendance at the polls.

(3) A procedure for the voter to apply to the absentee ballot manager on an annual basis.

(4) A procedure for automatically mailing absentee ballots before each election in a timely manner to permanently disabled voters who have been placed on the absentee voter list.

## Nearby sections

- [Ala. Code § 17-11-1 Section 17-11-1 “Circuit Clerk” Defined](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T17_C11_S17-11-1.md)
- [Ala. Code § 17-11-2 Section 17-11-2 Absentee Election Manager](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T17_C11_S17-11-2.md)
- [Ala. Code § 17-11-3 Section 17-11-3 Voting in Precinct, Etc., Where Elector’s Name Does Not Appear on Official List](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T17_C11_S17-11-3.md)
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- [Ala. Code § 17-11-4 Section 17-11-4 Form and Contents of Application; Submission of Application](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T17_C11_S17-11-4.md)
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- [Ala. Code § 17-11-6 Section 17-11-6 Form of Absentee Ballots](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T17_C11_S17-11-6.md)
- [Ala. Code § 17-11-7 Section 17-11-7 Form of Affidavit to Be Printed on Envelope - General, Special, or Municipal Elections](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T17_C11_S17-11-7.md)
- [Ala. Code § 17-11-8 Section 17-11-8 Form of Affidavit to Be Printed on Envelope - Primary Elections](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T17_C11_S17-11-8.md)
- [Ala. Code § 17-11-9 Section 17-11-9 Materials Furnished with Ballot; Delivery of Ballot to Absentee Election Manager](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T17_C11_S17-11-9.md)
- [Ala. Code § 17-11-10 Section 17-11-10 Procedure Upon Receipt of Ballot by Absentee Election Manager; Counting of Ballots](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T17_C11_S17-11-10.md)
- [Ala. Code § 17-11-11 Section 17-11-11 Officials for Counting of Absentee Ballots; Poll Watchers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T17_C11_S17-11-11.md)
- [Ala. Code § 17-11-12 Section 17-11-12 Delivery of Ballots, Envelopes, Etc. to Absentee Election Manager](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T17_C11_S17-11-12.md)
- [Ala. Code § 17-11-13 Section 17-11-13 Disqualification of Circuit Clerk from Serving as Absentee Election Manager](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T17_C11_S17-11-13.md)

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T17_C11_S17-11-3.1. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.