Alabama’s closely watched Dec. 12 special Senate election will likely not be certified until late December at the earliest, a state election official said Friday.
Reuters reported that the results of the election will be certified by Dec. 26 at the earliest, meaning that it is not likely to affect key year-end GOP legislation.
Congressional Republicans and President Trump have said that they want to pass tax reform by the year’s end. But the GOP holds a slim majority in the Senate, and can only afford two Republican defections if they hope to pass such a measure.
That means that a potential Democratic victory in Alabama’s Senate election would not likely hurt Republicans’ chances of getting such legislation through.
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