AVID ALABAMA VOTER INTEGRITY DATABASE
Cooperative Agreement with ALEA
ALEA and my office work closely together to identify registered voters in Alabama who have moved and obtained a driver's license or non-driver ID in another state.
Cooperative Agreement with Department of Homeland Security
My office maintains a partnership with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services division of the Department of Homeland Security to employ the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements program so that we may identify noncitizens registered to vote in Alabama. To date, we have identified and directed county Boards of Registrars to remove 186 noncitizens illegally registered to vote in Alabama.
State Partnerships
By comparing our voter list to the list of states who have signed a memorandum of understanding with Alabama, we can identify individuals who are registered to vote in Alabama but who are also registered to vote in another state. So far, my Office has successfully executed memorandums of understanding with 10 partner states, including all four of Alabama’s border states.
National Change of Address File
In comparing the National Change of Address List to the current Alabama voter list, we have identified tens of thousands of active registered voters who have notified the United States Postal Service that they have relocated to an address outside of Alabama.
Social Security Death Index
This resource helps identify registered voters who have died, including those who died outside Alabama, so their voter records can be reviewed and updated as appropriate.
WHAT IS AVID?
AVID is a five-prong system that my team and I spent the first 8 months of my Administration developing to help us maintain a clean and accurate registered voter list. The five aspects of AVID include a cooperative inter-agency agreement with Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, partnership with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services division of the Department of Homeland Security to use the SAVE program to identify noncitizens registered to vote, National Change of Address File, cooperative agreements with other states, and analysis of the Social Security Death Index. Alabama Act 2025-424 codified AVID as the official voter file maintenance system of the state of Alabama in 2025.
WHAT HAPPENS IF THERE IS A MATCH?
A match involving ALEA, a partner state, or the National Change of Address file may indicate that a voter has moved. The voter is sent an address-confirmation postcard from their local board of registrars explaining how to update their registration if they still live in Alabama or confirm that they have moved outside the jurisdiction. If the voter does not respond, their registration may be marked inactive. An eligible voter whose registration is marked inactive can still vote after confirming or updating their address at the polling place. Unless the voter confirms in writing that they moved outside the jurisdiction, removal for a change of residence generally requires that they neither respond nor vote through the second federal general election after the notice. A confirmed match with the Social Security Death Index may result in removal without that waiting period. Information returned through SAVE concerning citizenship is reviewed separately under applicable verification, notice, and review procedures.
IS THE DATA SECURE?
Yes. The data is stored by the State of Alabama in accordance with the data security requirement of Alabama Code § 17-4-33(a)(11).
