Alabama: Provisional ballots might make the difference in Supreme Court race
The Mobile Press-Register reports: The multimillion-dollar Alabama Supreme Court race may turn on thousands of outstanding ballots.
Trailing Republican Greg Shaw by a margin of 13,207 votes — out of more than 2 million cast — Democrat Deborah Bell Paseur's campaign is waiting for county boards to begin tabulating provisional ballots, cast by those whose eligibility to vote was uncertain at election time.
The parties estimates there are between 10,000 and 16,000 outstanding ballots left to be tabulated. ...
The Board of Registrars delivered provisional ballots to the individual county probate courts Monday. Canvassing boards will begin tabulating the provisional ballots Wednesday, and the counties will make their official reports, including the provisional ballots, to the Alabama Secretary of State's office Friday. -- Alabama Supreme Court race drags on