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UpdateAlabamaTuesday, October 27, 2026

Alabama set rules on cellphones, ballot photos and campaign clothing at polls

What voters may and may not do inside polling places on Election Day in Alabama.

Reporting by
Montgomery Advertiser
“What you can, and can't, do while voting in Alabama. Selfies, t-shirts”, Tuesday, October 27, 2026
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What happened

Alabama law sets specific rules on what voters can and cannot do at the polls on Election Day. Voters may bring cellphones but cannot use cameras inside polling places. Voters may photograph their own ballots and share them online but face a Class A misdemeanor for photographing another voter's ballot.1

Voters may wear campaign buttons or T-shirts inside. Campaigning is permitted outside polling places but must remain at least 30 feet from the entrance.1

30 feet
distance campaigning must remain from polling place entrance1

Key dates in Alabama

Election Day in 6 days
  1. Mon, Oct 19 · passed
    Registration deadline
  2. Tue, Nov 3 · 6 days
    Election Day; Mail ballots must arrive
  3. Fri, Nov 13 · 16 days
    County/Local certification
  4. Wed, Nov 25 · 28 days
    State certification

Every date in Alabama, and who certifies the election

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