Under existing law, specific procedures govern the recount of election ballots in general elections. However, there are no procedures provided in existing law that govern the recount of election ballots in primary elections.
This bill would provide an automatic recount in certain primary elections if a candidate is defeated by no more than one-half of one percent of the votes cast for the office as certified by the appropriate election officer.
This bill would authorize a candidate to waive the recount process within a specified time frame and would provide for the payment of costs associated with the recount.
This bill would also specify minimum safeguards to be observed during the recount and would provide that if the recount results declare a winner other than the person initially certified, a person may contest the election.
Source: Alabama Legislature