Elections

The Judge of Probate is the Chief Election Officer of Madison County and is the only official with a role in each of the nine election duties, required by law. All statements and reports required of candidates for local office are filed with the probate judge. Election forms are provided through the Probate Office or may be downloaded.

Administrative Calendar 2012

Filing Calendar 2012

Election Chart

Offices up for Election

Elected Officials

Maps and voting locations are available on the Voter Information site

Previous Election Results

Election Results from 4/24/12 Primary Runoff

Download Election Forms from the Office of the Secretary of State


Additional Resources


Probate Judge, Tommy Ragland(256) 532-3330
Chief Clerk, Patty Hanson (256) 532-3330
Elections Coordinator, Frank Barger (256) 532-3332
For inquiries via email: fbarger@madisoncountyal.gov
Board of Registrars(256) 532-3510
  • Registers citizens to vote and maintains the voter database for the county
  • Absentee Ballot Office(256) 532-3668
    Circuit Clerk(256) 532-3390
  • Serves as Absentee Election Manager and is a member of the Appointment Board
  • County Commission(256) 532-3492
  • Selects polling places, adopts number of voting machines to be used, etc.
  • County Party Chairpersons 
  • Democrat: Clete Wetli
  • (256) 227-9972
  • Libertarian: Stephen Dow
  • (256) 772-0888
  • Republican: John Noel
  • (256) 536-0518
    County Party Websites 
    www.madisoncountydemocrats.com
    www.madisoncountygop.org
    District Attorney(256) 532-3460
  • Investigates voter fraud, voting irregularities, etc.
  • Secretary of State(800) 274-8683
  • Filing office for state and federal candidates, certifies state election returns, receives Election Day complaints/evaluations
  • Sheriff(256) 532-3416
  • Notifies poll workers of their appointment, serves as Returning Officer for the county, is a member of the Appointment Board and provides law enforcement on election day, etc.
  • Voting Machine Warehouse(256) 532-1673
  • Maintains voting machines, delivers machines to polling places, provides technical support on Election Day