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UpdateAlabamaFriday, October 30, 2026

Alabama counties prepared voting equipment for Tuesday's midterms

Reporting by
WTVY (Dothan)
“Alabama election preparations continue ahead of Tuesday’s midterms”, Friday, October 30, 2026
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What happened

County election officials across Alabama were in final preparations for Tuesday's midterm elections, when voters will choose representatives for federal, state, and local offices. Montgomery County Probate Judge JC Love III showed voting tabulation machines that have been zeroed out and locked in a warehouse, with each machine programmed for a specific district and labeled with a corresponding address. Supplies including dividers, pens and provisional ballot folders were also staged and ready.1

Polls will be open Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. central time.1

What it means in Alabama

What happens after polls close

The county canvassing board, made up of the probate judge, the circuit clerk and the sheriff, tallies the precinct results and sends them to the Secretary of State.2 County canvassing boards meet at noon on the second Friday after the election, November 13.3 The statewide canvass must be complete 22 days after the election, by November 25.3

Key dates in Alabama

Election Day in 3 days
  1. Mon, Oct 19 · passed
    Registration deadline
  2. Thu, Oct 29 · passed
    Last day for mail ballot applications
  3. Tue, Nov 3 · 3 days
    Election Day; Mail ballots must arrive
  4. Fri, Nov 13 · 13 days
    County/Local certification
  5. Wed, Nov 25 · 25 days
    State certification

Every date in Alabama, and who certifies the election

The answers behind this
How votes are counted and made officialVoting in Alabama, 2026Who certifies the election in Alabama, and by when?What is the difference between counting the votes and certifying them?

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Sources

  1. WTVY (Dothan), https://wtvy.com/2026/10/30/alabama-election-preparations-continue-ahead-tuesdays-midterms · Friday, October 30, 2026
  2. Bolts, Who counts our elections, https://boltsmag.org/whats-on-the-ballot/who-counts-our-elections/
  3. NCSL, Canvass Deadlines, https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/canvass-deadlines

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