Alabama will start mailing out absentee ballots on September 9, 2026.
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Deadline: White HouseSep 7, 2026
The claim that Alabama would start mailing absentee ballots on September 9, 2026 is supported. The AP reported that Alabama would kick off its mail ballot process on Sept. 9, and the Alabama Secretary of State announced that absentee voting began that day.
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What was said
… As The New York Times reports, quote, state election officials said they would send their first batch of absentee ballots just after midnight Friday to the more than 46,000 voters who have requested them. Then, next Wednesday, Alabama will start mailing out their absentee ballots, and by mid-September, all states must send out ballots to the U.S. Troops and other overseas voters. Even as Americans start casting their ballots, Trump refuses to give up on his effort to disenfranchise voters and suppress the vote. …
Deadline: White House · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. The AP reported on Sept. 4, 2026 that Alabama would kick off its mail ballot process on Sept. 9, following North Carolina.[1]
Supports. The Alabama Secretary of State announced that absentee voting for the November 3, 2026 election begins Wednesday, September 9, 2026.[2]
Supports. Madison County's election calendar lists September 9 as the date absentee voting opens, and later reporting says absentee voting began Sept. 9.[3][4][5]
Context. Alabama does not offer traditional early voting, so the absentee process is the mechanism by which ballots go out to voters before Election Day.[5]
Sources
5 sources: 1 fact-checker, 2 primary, 2 not rated
- 1Midterm mail ballots start to go to voters as litigation over Trump's order creates uncertaintyapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Secretary of State Wes Allen Announces Start of Absentee ...sos.alabama.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 3Absentee Voting for 2026 General Election | Calendar ...madisoncountyal.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4Does Alabama have early voting? What to know for 2026 electionrmb.reuters.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Does Alabama have early voting? What to know for 2026 electionfreep.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
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Related claims
- North Carolina started sending out absentee ballots on September 4, 2026.True
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- Americans began casting their ballots on September 4, 2026.False
- Mail-in ballots for the 2026 elections have already been sent out to voters.True