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Mar 4, 2024 · Alabamians can vote "yes" or "no" on Statewide Amendment 1. It reads as followed: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, to amend Section 71.01 authorizing...
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Mar 4, 2024 · BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WBRC) - Amendment 1 will be the only constitutional amendment Alabama voters will consider on the March 5 primary ballot. If passed, it would change the way lawmakers approve local bills by removing a procedural step called the budget isolation resolution, or BIR.
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Aug 25, 2022 · Along with choosing candidates for U.S. senator, governor, attorney general, legislative seats, judgeships, and other offices, Alabama voters will decide the fate of 10 statewide amendments on...
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What did this amendment do?
1. 1.1. See also: Ballot language and constitutional changes Approval of this measure provided for adding voter-approved amendments appearing on the May 24 and November 8 ballot into the new state constitution after the new state constitution was ratifiedby voters at the November 8 election. Since the amendments on the ballot were written to amend the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, approval of this amendment was required to incorporate them into the updated Constitution of Alabama of 2022 a...
What did approval of the ratification question change about the Alabama Constitution?
1. 1.1. See also: Alabama Recompiled Constitution Ratification Question (2022) This constitutional amendment was contingent upon approval of the ratification question, which was also on the November 2022 ballot. The ratification questions asked voters whether or not to ratify an updated and recompiled state constitution, the Alabama Constitution of 2022. The updated and recompiled constitution was drafted by the State Legislature following voter approval of Amendment 4in 2020. Amendment 4 aut...
Ballot title
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Ballot summary
The Alabama Fair Ballot Commission wrote the following ballot statement:
Constitutional changes
1. 1.1. See also: Alabama Constitution The measure amended the Alabama Constitution. The following underlined text was added:Note: Use your mouse to scroll over the below text to see the full text.
Supporters and supporting arguments for ratifying the proposed updated and recompiled state constitution may be found here.
Amendment 4 of 2020
1. 1.1. See also: Alabama Amendment 4, Authorize Legislature to Recompile the State Constitution Measure (2020) Amendment 4 was on the 2020 ballot in Alabama and approved by a vote of 67% to 33%. Amendment 4 authorized the Alabama State Legislatureto recompile the state constitution during the 2022 state legislative session and provide for its ratification. Authorized changes to the constitution included: 1. arranging it in proper articles, parts, and sections; 2. removing all racist language...
The Alabama Constitution
Alabama had six constitutions prior to the Alabama Constitution of 2022, the first of which was adopted in 1819. Other constitutions included those from the years 1861, 1865, 1868, 1875, and 1901.
Other state constitutions
1. 1.1. See also: State constitution The average length of a state constitution is about 39,000 words (compared to 7,591 words for the U.S. Constitution including its amendments). The longest state governing document is that of Alabama, which has approximately 389,000 words. It is also the most amended state constitution in the United States, with 977 amendments going into the 2022 election. The average state constitution has been amended about 115 times. The oldest state constitution still i...
Oct 7, 2022 · MAKE EVERY VOTE COUNT:Elaine Harris Spearman Commentary: Americans need to make every vote count. The amendments on the ballot in November won’t cut down the knotty pine of the Alabama Constitution.
Mar 4, 2024 · Published: Mar. 4, 2024 at 11:25 AM PST. MOBILE, Ala. ( WALA) - If you’re heading to the polls tomorrow, there’s one amendment on the ballot to vote one. It’s a statewide proposed...
