Montgomery, AL – The Alabama Supreme Court race may turn on provisional ballots. According to the Mobile Press Register Democrat Deborah Bell Paseur's campaign is waiting four county boards to begin tabulating provisional ballots to determine a clear winner. Paseur trails Republican Greg Shaw by about 13,000 votes but both parties estimate another 16,000 outstanding ballots still left to be counted.
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.
Based on the totals through Monday, Paseur would need to pick up more than 3,000 votes to trigger an automatic recount.