Alabama elections, 2012

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The state of Alabama held elections in 2012. Below are the dates of note:

• Signature filing deadline: January 13, 2012.
• Primary date: March 13, 2012.
• General election date: November 6, 2012

On the 2012 ballot			Click here for all November 6, 2012 Election Results
U.S. Senate	d	Preview Article
U.S. House (7 seats)	a
State Executives (1 down-ballot seat)	a	Preview Article
State Senate	d	N/A
State House	d
Ballot measures (12 measures)	a	Preview Article

2012 Elections

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For election results in the 50 states, see our November 6, 2012 election results page

U.S. House

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama, 2012

After the election, Republicans maintained a 6-1 edge in the seven Congressional districts.

Members of the U.S. House from Alabama -- Partisan Breakdown
Party		As of November 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	1	1
	Republican Party	6	6
Total		7	7

State Executives

See also: Alabama state executive official elections, 2012

There was one state executive position up for election in 2012. That seat was the Alabama Public Service Commission President.

Alabama Public Service Commission President General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Twinkle Cavanaugh	54.2%	1,078,108
	Democratic	Lucy Baxley Incumbent	45.8%	909,323
Total Votes				1,987,431
Election results via Alabama Secretary of State

Ballot measures

See also: Alabama 2012 ballot measures

September 18:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Healthcare	Transfer of $145.8 million from an oil and gas trust fund to the General Fund for Medicaid budget.	a

November 6:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Environment	Extend payments made to the Forever Wild Land Trust for a 20-year period.	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Bond issues	Aims to allow issuance of general obligation bonds of no more than $750 million.	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Admin. of gov't.	Would define the Stockton Landmark District within Baldwin County.	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Constitutional rights	To remove references to segregation of schools in the state constitution.	d
LRCA	Amendment 5	Natural resources	Transfer liabilities to Mobile Area Water and Sewer System.	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Healthcare	Would prohibit mandatory participation in any healthcare system.	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Labor	Would allow for the use of secret ballots in union votes.	a
LRCA	Amendment 8	Legislatures	Provide that the compensation paid to legislators do not increased during term of office.	a
LRCA	Amendment 9	Taxes	Allows legislature to implement business privilege tax on corporations.	a
LRCA	Amendment 10	Admin. of gov't.	Relating to authority of state legislature and banking in the state.	a
LRCA	Amendment 11	Admin. of gov't.	Prohibit any municipality outside of Lawrence County from imposing any municipal ordinance.	a

Eligibility to Vote

Primary election

See also: Voting in the 2012 primary elections

Alabama was one of 16 states to use an open primary system. Voters had the opportunity to register at any time, with the exception of the 10 days prior to an election. (Information about registering to vote)

General election

See also: Voting in the 2012 general elections

The deadline to register to vote was 11 days prior to the election day, which in 2012 was October 26.

• Voter ID info
• Residency requirements: Resident
• Same-day registration: None

Voting absentee

See also: Absentee Voting

A voter is eligible to vote absentee/mail-in in an election if he or she cannot make it to the polls on Election Day for one of the following reasons:

• The voter will be absent from the county on Election Day.
• The voter is ill or has a disability that prevents a trip to the polling place.
• The voter is a registered voter living outside the county, such as a member of the armed forces, a voter employed outside the United States, a college student, or a spouse or child of such a person.
• The voter is an appointed election officer or poll watcher at a polling place other than his or her regular polling place.
• The voter works a required shift of 10 hours or more that coincides with polling hours.
• The voter is a caregiver to a family member to the second degree of kinship who is confined to their home.
• The voter is incarcerated and has not been convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude.

Absentee/mail-in ballot application must be received by the seventh day prior to the election if delivered by mail, and by the fifth day before an election if delivered by hand.

In the following circumstances, the deadline to apply for an absentee/mail-in ballot is 5 p.m. the day before the election:

• The voter is required by an employer under unforeseen circumstances to be out of the county on Election Day for an emergency business trip.
• The voter has a medical emergency requiring treatment from a licensed physician.
• The voter is a caregiver of a person who requires emergency treatment by a licensed physician within five days before an election.
• The voter has a family member to the second degree of kinship by affinity or consanguinity die within five days before an election.

Alabama also provides for medical emergency absentee/mail-in voting for a voter who has a medical emergency requiring treatment from a licensed physician within 5 days of an election. A voted medical emergency absentee/mail-in ballot must be returned no later than noon on election day.

Voting early

See also: Early voting

Alabama is one of 14 states that does not have any form of early voting.

See also

• Statewide elections, 2012
• 2012 election dates
• Election result resources
• Voter guides
• State Blue Books
• State Poll Opening and Closing Times (2012)
• Voting in Alabama
• Absentee voting
• Early voting