Data from Tufts University’s CIRCLE, or Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, states that 21% of young people who didn’t vote in 2022 said they didn’t know enough about the candidates or the voting process. 9% of voters who didn’t cast a ballot last time “had problems with in-person voting or their absentee ballot.”

Alabama began sending out the first mail-in ballots to voters on Wednesday, over 50 days out from the November election,

Any eligible registered voter can request a Vote-by-Mail ballot for a specific election or all elections through the next general election. After that, a new request will need to be made for future elections.