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1 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Alabama voters will elect leaders for federal, state and other offices on Tuesday.
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voters → elect → Tuesday
Here are some of the key facts about the election and data points the AP Decision Team will monitor as the votes are tallied in Alabama.
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votes → monitor → Alabama
When do polls close?
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polls → close → ?
Polls close at 7 p.m. local time, which is 8 p.m. ET.
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which → close → p.m.
The Associated Press will provide vote results and declare winners in races for U.S. Senate, governor, U.S. House, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, statewide ballot measures, state Supreme Court, state Senate, state House, agriculture commissioner, state auditor, Public Service Commission, state board of education and state treasurer.
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Press → provide → education
How many people voted in the last midterm election?
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people → vote → election
About 1.4 million votes were cast in the 2022 race for the U.S. Senate in Alabama.
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votes → cast → Alabama
How much of the vote is cast early or by absentee ballot?
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much → cast → ballot
About 3% of votes in Alabama’s 2022 race for the U.S. Senate were cast by absentee ballot.
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% → cast → ballot
Alabama is one of the only holdouts in the nation that doesn’t offer some form of in-person early voting.
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that → offer → voting
When are absentee votes released?
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votes → release → ?
Most counties in Alabama are expected to report at least some absentee results in the first county vote reports on Election Night.
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counties → expect → Night
How long does vote counting usually take?
The first results of the 2024 general election were reported starting at 8:10 p.m. ET on Nov. 5, 10 minutes after polls closed.
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polls → take → Nov.
The state reached 50% of votes reporting at 10:32 p.m. ET, and 90% of votes reporting at 11:38 p.m. ET.
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state → reach → ET
When will the AP declare a winner?
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AP → declare → winner
The Associated Press does not make projections and will declare a winner only when it’s determined there is no scenario that would allow a trailing candidate to close the gap.
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candidate → make → gap
If a race has not been called, the AP will continue to cover any newsworthy developments, such as candidate concessions or declarations of victory.
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AP → call → victory
In doing so, the AP will make clear that it has not yet declared a winner and explain why.
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declared → do → winner
How do recounts work?
Alabama requires an automatic recount in a general election if a candidate’s margin of victory is 0.5% or less.
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margin → work → victory
An eligible voter can also request a recount within 48 hours after the canvass of county returns.
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canvass → request → county
The AP may declare a winner in a race that is subject to a recount if it can determine the lead is too large for a recount or legal challenge to change the outcome.
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recount → declare → outcome
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