Dec. 15 (UPI) -- A recount in the Alabama senatorial election could cost more than $1 million, the state's secretary of state said.
A decision on whether to conduct a recount is expected to be made after the totals are certified, a date sometime between Dec. 26, and Jan. 3, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill said. If counts of military and provisional ballots indicate a one-half of 1 percent or less difference between candidates Doug Jones and Roy Moore, an automatic recount will be triggered unless it is waived by the losing candidate.