The board of registrars shall provide the following form ("Form HS-89") for use by an Alabama citizen who wishes to register to vote but does not have a certified copy of his or her birth certificate and does not possess any of the documents listed on said form. If the applicant qualifies for a birth certificate under Code of Alabama, section 31-13-28 (2011), said birth certificate shall be provided electronically to the county board of registrars at no cost to the applicant.

Upon the applicant's completion of this form, the board of registrars shall expeditiously forward the form (by fax, mail, or email) to the Alabama Center for Health Statistics ("CHS") whereupon the CHS will search for the birth record. If located, the CHS will expeditiously provide the requested information to the county board of registrars via the method used to transmit the form to the CHS. If the record is not located, the CHS will provide information stating that the record was not found.

Author: Jean Brown; Edward Packard; Julie Sinclair

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§31-13-28 (2012), 17-3-1 (2006).

Editor’s Note: Original Rule .18 was renumbered .19 as per certification filed March 4, 2016; effective April 18, 2016.

History: New Rule: Filed September 31, 2013; effective March 7, 2013.