next tuesday. that information needs to be back in our office by next friday, the 22nd. the earliest that the vote can be certified will be the 26th of december and the latest will be january the third. so within that window, there are a number of things that have to be processed and executed by the local offices and each one of the 67 counties, as well as our office, the office of the secretary of state. we need to make sure that everything is done according to plan, to ensure that the integrity and preservation of the credibility of this process is secure. shannon: okay. the man we now think is a senator elect, not officially without your certification, but doug jones, appears to have one tonight, the democrat. he s got a lot waiting for him tonight but just so folks are reminded, this is essentially a two-year term for him as he fills the sea that was vacated by jeff sessions when he became the attorney general. you know, two years outcome a lot of people are already running for t
will actually be certified no earlier than the 26th of december and no later than the 3rd of january so we ve got to make sure that that occurs the way the code prescribes it to occur. reporter: so at this point, do you believe there is a chance of a recount? well, there s always a chance of a recount because any candidate can ask for a recount, and if they pay for it, they can receive a recount. now, there s an automatic recount provision where .5% of the vote threshold would automatically require that to occur. if that happens, at that point, we would follow the established procedures in the code of alabama. that would mean that a certain amount of votes between the two would have to change from what it is today in order for that to occur. one of those things that may allow that to happen is when those write-in votes are actually counted, that may change the numbers that are actually being considered today as aathentic write-in votes.
back in our office by next friday, the 22nd. the earliest that the vote can be certified will be the 26th of december and the latest will be january the third. so within that window, there are a number of things that have to be processed and executed by the local offices and each one of the 67 counties, as well as our office, the office of the secretary of state. we need to make sure that everything is done according to plan, to ensure that the integrity and preservation of the credibility of this process is secure. shannon: okay. the man we now think is a senator elect, not officially without your certification, but doug jones, appears to have one tonight, the democrat. he s got a lot waiting for him tonight but just so folks are reminded, this is essentially a two-year term for him as he fills the sea that was vacated by jeff sessions when he became the attorney general. you know, two years outcome a lot of people are already running for the seat. how do you think this will play ou
next tuesday. that information needs to be back in our office by next friday, the 22nd. the earliest that the vote can be certified will be the 26th of december and the latest will be january the third. so within that window, there are a number of things that have to be processed and executed by the local offices and each one of the 67 counties, as well as our office, the office of the secretary of state. we need to make sure that everything is done according to plan, to ensure that the integrity and preservation of the credibility of this process is secure. shannon: okay. the man we now think is a senator elect, not officially without your certification, but doug jones, appears to have one tonight, the democrat. he s got a lot waiting for him tonight but just so folks are reminded, this is essentially a two-year term for him as he fills the sea that was vacated by jeff sessions when he became the attorney general. you know, two years outcome a lot of people are already running for t
friday, the 22nd. the earliest that the vote can be certified will be the 26th of december and the latest will be january the third. so within that window, there are a number of things that have to be processed and executed by w e local offices and each one of the 67 counties, as well as our office, the office of the secretary of state. we need to make sure that everything is done according to plan, to ensure that the o integrity and preservation of the credibility of this process is secure. shannon: okay. the man we now think is the senator elect, not officially without your certification, but doug jones, appears to have won tonight, the democrat. he s got a lot waiting for him tonight but just so folks are reminded, this is essentially a two-year term for him as he fills the seat that was vacated by jeff sessions when he became the attorney general. you know, two years out, a lot of people are already running for the seat. how do you think this will play out? this has been one of t