Alabama will have its say on who should be the party nominees for president next week when voters head to the polls as part of Super Tuesday, when a large chuck of delegates will be at stake across the country.

“Before heading to the polls on March 5, I encourage Alabama voters to visit www.AlabamaVotes.gov where they can check the status of their voter registration, verify their polling location, and view their county’s sample ballots,” said Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen in a statement Tuesday. “I want all Alabama voters to be fully prepared as they plan to exercise their constitutional right to vote on March 5.”

Primaries for several other races will be held in Alabama, including the crowded field running in the state’s newly redrawn Second Congressional District and elections for Alabama Supreme Court chief justice and four associate justices.

Alabamians will also pick party nominees for Public Service Commission president and four state Board of Education seats.

There are also primaries for county offices depending on where in Alabama you reside. Sample ballots can be found here for your country.

Voters do not register for political parties in Alabama, meaning voters can choose whether they want to cast ballots in either the Republican or Democratic primary.

Who’s on the ballot?

On the Democratic side, President Joe Biden is facing a primary challenge from Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn.

Besides voting for your preference, Democratic voters also choose delegates to the national party convention, where delegates officially designate the party’s nominee.

On the Republican side, former President Donald Trump is squaring off against ex-South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and David Stuckenberg, an entrepreneur and acting director of strategic plans for the Texas Air National Guard.

Several Republicans who dropped out of the race – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, ex-New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and pastor and businessman Ryan Binkley — did not do so before Alabama’s ballot was printed, so they remain on the ballot.

Republican voters in Alabama will not be selected delegates to the party’s convention. Instead, Alabama Republican Party officials will choose the delegates themselves.

In the Democratic primary, 52 delegates will be up for grabs in Alabama while 50 delegates will be awarded on the Republican side.

Two key races

One of Alabama’s Congressional incumbent representatives will be out of office as a result of redrawn districts. In a new Black majority district created in that process, the state will be closer to having a new member of the delegation once the primary is over.

The redrawn District 1 pits incumbent Rep. Jerry Carl, R-Mobile, and Rep. Barry Moore, the Republican incumbent for District 2, against one another. The winner of the GOP primary will likely defeat the lone Democrat in the race, Tom Holmes, in the November general election.

In the redrawn District 2 in southeast Alabama, multiple Democrats and Republicans are competing in Tuesday’s primary.

Running on the GOP side are: Sen. Greg Albritton, R-Atmore; former Sen. Dick Brewbaker, R-Pike Road; Caroleene Dobson, an attorney; Karla M. DuPriest, a business owner and 2022 U.S. Senate candidate; Hampton Harris, a realtor; Stacey T. Shepperson; and Belinda Thomas, a member of the Newton City Council in Dale County.

In the Democratic primary, the candidates are: James Averhart, a retired U.S. Marine and former 2020 congressional candidate; Rep. Napoleon Bracy, Jr., D-Prichard; Sen. Merika Coleman, D- Pleasant Grove; House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels, D-Huntsville; Shomari Figures, a former deputy chief of staff to the U.S. attorney general and the son of Sen. Vivian Davis Figures, D-Mobile; Brian Gary; Rep. Juandalynn Givan, D-Birmingham; Rep. Jeremy Gray, D-Opelika; Phyllis Harvey-Hall, an education consultant and 2020 and 2022 congressional candidate; Willie J. Lenard; Vimal Patel, a realtor; Larry Darnell Simpson, a musician; and Darryl Sinkfield.

The congressional districts were redrawn after a federal court ruled Alabama’s congressional map was in violation of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The boundaries for the new District 2 have only been known since late September, and the redrawn map is viewed as favorable to Democrats in the general election.

Other races to watch

Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice

Alabama Public Service Commission President

State Board of Education District 7

State Board of Education District 3

Sample ballots

You can go here to see sample ballots for each county.

When are the polls open?

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on March 5.

What do I need to vote?

Voters will need an approved voter ID before casting an in-person ballot.

Approved forms of identification for voting purposes in Alabama include:

• Valid Driver’s License (not expired or has been expired less than 60 days)
• Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Digital Driver’s License
• Valid Non-driver ID (not expired or has been expired less than 60 days)
• Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Digital Non-driver ID
• Valid Alabama Photo Voter ID
• Valid State Issued ID (Alabama or any other state)
• Valid AL Department of Corrections Release- Temporary ID (Photo Required)
• Valid AL Movement/Booking Sheet from Prison/Jail System (Photo Required)
• Valid Pistol Permit (Photo Required)
• Valid Federal Issued ID
• Valid US Passport
• Valid Employee ID from Federal Government, State of Alabama, County Government, Municipality, Board, Authority, or other entity of this state
• Valid student or employee ID from a college or university in the State of Alabama (including postgraduate technical or professional schools)
• Valid Military ID
• Valid Tribal ID

What about voting absentee?

Absentee ballots and absentee ballot applications can either be returned in person or by mail to county absentee ballot election managers. Your county’s manager can be found here.

The deadline for mailing in absentee ballot applications has passed. The in-person deadline to return an absentee ballot application is Thursday.

Those who wish to return a completed absentee ballot in person must do so by the end of business on March 4.

Those who would rather mail in their completed absentee ballot must ensure the ballot is received by county absentee ballot election managers’ offices no later than noon on March 5.

Why is it called Super Tuesday?

Alabama’s primary on March 5 is among a group of contests across the nation known as Super Tuesday because a sizeable number of delegates will be up for grabs.

Of the 2,429 delegates awarded in Republican primaries, 874 delegates – or about 35 percent of the total number of delegates – are in play on March 5.

Big states such as California and Texas are holding their primaries along with Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, and Virginia.

About 30 percent of the total number of 3,936 Democratic delegates will be chosen on Super Tuesday.

The Republican presidential nominee will need 1,215 delegates while the Democratic nominee will need to secure 1,969 delegates.

How will I know who wins?

Election results will be posted on a door or other visible location at each polling place. Cumulative election results will be posted on the Alabama secretary of state’s website here.