Alabama voters who need treatment from a licensed physician within 5 days before an election can apply for an emergency absentee ballot on Form AV-E1. The attending physician completes the 'Physician's Report for Medical Emergency' box, describing and certifying the circumstances as an emergency, and the voter or a designee gets the application to the county Absentee Election Manager.
The voter completes the voter information, election and reason sections and signs. The attending physician completes and signs the Physician's Report for Medical Emergency box on page 1, and a designee, if one is used, signs the designee section.
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Application for Emergency Absentee Ballot (Physician's Report for Medical Emergency)
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The Physician's Report for Medical Emergency asks the attending physician to describe and certify the circumstances that constitute the emergency, then sign and date it. If the physician's report is on a separate document, the voter attaches it to the application instead.
The medical emergency process covers treatment by a licensed physician within 5 days of an election. During that period, the Secretary of State says the application and the voted absentee ballot must be returned no later than noon on the day of the election.
Yes. In a medical emergency the voter can name a designee in the section at the bottom of the form. The designee can hand in the application, receive the ballot and return the voted ballot to the Absentee Election Manager. Mail or commercial carrier is also allowed, but only for medical emergencies.