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Elections chief: Automatic recount unlikely in Alabama race
Source: Associated Press
Elections chief: Automatic recount unlikely in Alabama race
By KIM CHANDLER
16 minutes ago
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Still-uncounted ballots are unlikely to change the outcome of the U.S. Senate race in Alabama enough to spur an automatic recount, the state’s election chief said Wednesday as Democratic victor Doug Jones urged Republican Roy Moore to concede.
Speaking during an afternoon news conference in Birmingham, Jones said a concession from Moore is the “right thing” to do, and that ’it’s time to heal.”
But Moore hasn’t budged after a stunning loss in a reliably GOP state.
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A 2003 Alabama law triggers an automatic recount when the winner’s margin of victory is less than half of 1 percent. Jones’ margin is currently about three times that threshold. To obtain an automatic recount, lingering ballots — such as those mailed in by military personnel — would first have to significantly reduce Jones’ margin of victory, Secretary of State John Merrill said.
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By KIM CHANDLER
16 minutes ago
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Still-uncounted ballots are unlikely to change the outcome of the U.S. Senate race in Alabama enough to spur an automatic recount, the state’s election chief said Wednesday as Democratic victor Doug Jones urged Republican Roy Moore to concede.
Speaking during an afternoon news conference in Birmingham, Jones said a concession from Moore is the “right thing” to do, and that ’it’s time to heal.”
But Moore hasn’t budged after a stunning loss in a reliably GOP state.
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A 2003 Alabama law triggers an automatic recount when the winner’s margin of victory is less than half of 1 percent. Jones’ margin is currently about three times that threshold. To obtain an automatic recount, lingering ballots — such as those mailed in by military personnel — would first have to significantly reduce Jones’ margin of victory, Secretary of State John Merrill said.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/3f7cc948bd4741aa93dee0c3e3a5c8bd/Elections-chief:-Automatic-recount-unlikely-in-Alabama-race
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