Alabama, followed.

After the vote / Nov 3, 2026 general election

After the vote in Alabama.

Results stay unofficial until they are certified. These are the deadlines and rules that come next, each with the record it comes from.

Next dates

1. Tue, Nov 10
   Last day military and overseas ballots can arrive

   Mailed absentee ballots must arrive by noon on Election Day. Military and overseas ballots postmarked by Election Day are accepted until noon on Nov 10.

   Alabama Secretary of State: November 3 general election absentee deadlinesAlabama Secretary of State, 2026 administrative election calendar
2. Fri, Nov 13
   County certification

   County canvassing boards publicly declare results by noon on the second Friday after the election.date computed from the rule

   Alabama Law Institute Election Handbook, ch. 9: Post-election activitiesAlabama Secretary of State, 2026 administrative election calendar

Recounts

Automatic recount: A recount is automatic when a candidate loses by 0.5% or less of the votes cast for the office. The defeated candidate can waive it in writing within 24 hours of certification. The threshold is measured of all votes cast for the office. Code of Alabama § 17-16-20, Recounts generally

The State Canvassing Board's November 2026 meeting date was not published in the sources read.

Not confirmed here: statewide certification, ballot cure deadline. A missing item means it was not verified, not that no rule exists.

Compiled Nov 5, 2026 from state election offices, calendars and statutes, read through search excerpts of those official pages rather than page by page; each item links its source. Deadlines can move by court order or holiday rules; the state election office is the final word.