Alabama counties begin counting provisional ballots Nov. 10

Alabama counties will begin counting eligible provisional ballots at noon Tuesday, Nov. 10, one week after the general election, with certified results then forwarded to the state. Voters who cast provisional ballots due to missing identification have until 5 p.m. Central Friday to provide it to their county board of registrars. DeKalb County received 23 provisional ballots countywide, though how many contain valid votes in the closely contested Senate District 10 race remains unclear.¹

If write-ins equal or exceed the margin between the top two candidates, the secretary of state must notify affected probate judges by noon Monday, Nov. 9, and those write-ins would be tallied alongside provisional ballots.¹

What happens after provisional ballots are counted

County canvassing boards meet at noon on the second Friday after the election, November 13.² County canvassing boards must finish the canvass by the second Friday after the election, November 13, 2026.³ The statewide canvass must be complete 22 days after the election, by November 25.²