{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-17-12-5","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 17-12-5","heading":"Retest of Equipment.","body":"The judge of probate may order a post-election retest of any precinct ballot counter or memory pack tabulator using the same procedures prescribed for the pre-election test. If the retest shows a malfunction or error in the equipment or its program, the judge of probate shall order a recount at county expense.","path":["Title 17 Elections.","Chapter 12 Canvassing Returns/Declaring Results."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=17-12-5","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"dea33bd2a522596ed54596cf8722492f206277d909b556935a8d74a3f433432d","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-17-12-4","next":"us-al/ala.-code-17-12-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}