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UpdateAlabamaMonday, November 2, 2026

Alabama poll workers prepared for Tuesday's midterm elections

Reporting by
WAFF
“Alabama poll workers prepare for Tuesday’s midterm elections”, Monday, November 2, 2026
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What happened

Alabama poll workers prepared for Tuesday's midterm elections. Races on the ballot included governor, lieutenant governor, U.S. Senate, U.S. House seats, four statewide amendments, and every seat in the Alabama House and Senate. Rodney Gordon, president of the Morgan County NAACP, noted his organization registered 4,800 people but only 1,700 voted, and urged registered voters to go to the polls Tuesday.1

4,800
people registered by Morgan County NAACP1
1,700
who voted1
What it means in Alabama

What happens after polls close

County canvassing boards meet at noon on the second Friday after the election, November 13.2 The statewide canvass must be complete 22 days after the election, by November 25.2 A recount is automatic when the margin is one half of one percent or less, and it begins within 72 hours after the canvassing board certifies.3

Key dates in Alabama

Election Day in -1 days
  1. Mon, Oct 19 · passed
    Registration deadline
  2. Thu, Oct 29 · passed
    Last day for mail ballot applications
  3. Tue, Nov 3 · passed
    Election Day; Mail ballots must arrive
  4. Wed, Nov 25 · 21 days
    State certification

Every date in Alabama, and who certifies the election

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The answers behind this
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Sources

  1. WAFF, https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMikgFBVV95cUxPbHhqUHloZFNaN2YzZEdZZXhGY1pVSHlrSk1KTmE1OVZlWHRzbFYyanpmS2NVdldwazBqODI3V1JSUHJIaUt1ZHZ0Q1FhQ3Ayc3JvVVJpMXJYV1cxUElXUVdzNXpySVZpeVppbElPTWtrbk92MzI2Yi01Mlowcy1vX0U2VERPcXA1U2NCUEFrVVhaZ9IBpgFBVV95cUxNWXFCeUZUVWN2YmJtYmswbTJVUDVESlR2WWpiVGR1NjhvQWZXTF9vUFlnNkVHQnZOdXpKWk1JTnduaFZiUzR0enFZU0g4ZFI5OGV2V2l0Qm4yZGthUjBSUlMwSWloSF9PQWk1VG9UVlVzaFBsSTRTR3psd185dHc4YWdBbUVBRUxET0d3czlRalBVdkE3X1pfUHctRldJbDhGT2d1T2lR?oc=5 · Monday, November 2, 2026
  2. NCSL, Canvass Deadlines, https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/canvass-deadlines
  3. NASS, State Election Canvassing Timeframes and Recount Thresholds, https://www.nass.org/node/2455

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