Alabamians head to the polls on Tuesday, May 24, with a variety of statewide and local public offices and a statewide constitutional amendment on the ballot.

Only registered voters in Alabama can cast ballots in the May 24 primary election. The last day to register to vote in the primaries was May 9 and the last day to apply for an absentee ballot for the primary election was May 19. The last day to hand-deliver an absentee ballot is May 23; absentee ballots returned by mail must be received by noon on May 24.

Among the races on Alabama’s ballot are a Republican primary for U.S. Senate, as well as party nominations for governor and state constitutional officers, state supreme court and local judicial posts, members of the state Legislature, county commission seats and other county offices, and party executive committees.

The one statewide constitutional amendment is a proposal to issue $85 million in bonds to fund improvements at Alabama State Parks.

Polling places statewide open at 7 a.m. on May 24 and close at 7 p.m. To vote, residents must show an acceptable form of photo identification, which includes a valid Alabama driver’s license or nondriver ID, a valid U.S. passport or government employee ID, or a student, military or tribal ID.

Depending on the outcome of the races, a primary runoff election will take place on June 21. Under Alabama law, if there are three or more candidates in a primary race and no candidate receives a majority of votes cast, then the top two vote-getters square off in the runoff for the party nomination. The nominees from both parties face each other in the Nov. 8 general election.

During the runoff, voters must stick with the party they chose in the primary. “Crossing over” to vote in the other party’s runoff is not permitted. The last day to register to vote in the runoff election is June 6.

For more voter information, visit the Alabama Votes page on the Alabama secretary of state website.