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Alabama Recompiled Constitution Ratification Question[1] was held to amend the Constitution of Alabama, replacing it with a more modern version drafted to achieve the following:
- properly arrange the document;
- remove the racist language, such a ban on interracial marriage;[2]
- delete self-repeating and repealed provisions;
- consolidate provisions concerning economic development;
- arrange the local provisions based on the county of application.
The new Constitution became the seventh in Alabama's history, succeeding the documents adopted in 1819, 1861, 1865, 1868, 1875 and 1901[3].
Amendment 4
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The referendum was preceded by a 2020 amendment that authorized the Alabama Legislature to draft a new version of the Constitution. Four sections were struck down from the document, including one that established school discrimination.[4]
The measure passed with a wide majority of more than two thirds of the votes. It got its strongest results in Macon and Greene counties, while performing the worst in Covington county.
| Elections in Alabama |
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Results by county
| County | |||||
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| Yes | No | ||||
| Votes | Per. | Votes | Per. | ||
| Autauga | 13,715 | 63.28% | 7,958 | 36.72% | |
| Baldwin | 59,394 | 67.75% | 28,276 | 32.25% | |
| Barbour | 4,975 | 66.76% | 2,477 | 33.24% | |
| Bibb | 4,159 | 54.95% | 3,410 | 45.05% | |
| Blount | 11,089 | 51.76% | 10,336 | 48.24% | |
| Bullock | 2,256 | 74.46% | 774 | 25.54% | |
| Butler | 4,149 | 60.67% | 2,690 | 39.33% | |
| Calhoun | 26,412 | 67.58% | 12,673 | 32.42% | |
| Chambers | 8,324 | 70.49% | 3,484 | 29.51% | |
| Cherokee | 5,781 | 62.52% | 3,465 | 37.48% | |
| Chilton | 7,890 | 51.8% | 7,341 | 48.2% | |
| Choctaw | 2,841 | 54.35% | 2,386 | 45.65% | |
| Clarke | 6,246 | 65.36% | 3,311 | 34.64% | |
| Clay | 2,672 | 51.62% | 2,504 | 48.38% | |
| Cleburne | 2,827 | 56.07% | 2,215 | 43.93% | |
| Coffee | 11,210 | 63.08% | 6,562 | 36.92% | |
| Colbert | 13,474 | 62.4% | 8,120 | 37.6% | |
| Conecuh | 2,705 | 63.95% | 1,525 | 36.05% | |
| Coosa | 2,390 | 57.9% | 1,738 | 42.1% | |
| Covington | 6,081 | 46.26% | 7,063 | 53.74% | |
| Crenshaw | 2,593 | 54.53% | 2,162 | 45.47% | |
| Cullman | 17,361 | 52.58% | 15,655 | 47.42% | |
| Dale | 10,001 | 64.2% | 5,578 | 35.8% | |
| Dallas | 9,566 | 72.48% | 3,633 | 27.52% | |
| DeKalb | 12,564 | 57.81% | 9,168 | 42.19% | |
| Elmore | 19,517 | 60.35% | 12,824 | 39.65% | |
| Escambia | 7,155 | 65.32% | 3,798 | 34.68% | |
| Etowah | 22,493 | 58.8% | 15,759 | 41.2% | |
| Fayette | 3,253 | 51.11% | 3,112 | 48.89% | |
| Franklin | 5,417 | 57.74% | 3,964 | 42.26% | |
| Geneva | 5,350 | 54.47% | 4,472 | 45.53% | |
| Greene | 2,579 | 75.81% | 823 | 24.19% | |
| Hale | 3,694 | 64.24% | 2,056 | 35.76% | |
| Henry | 4,302 | 63.55% | 2,468 | 36.45% | |
| Houston | 23,777 | 66.07% | 12,211 | 33.93% | |
| Jackson | 10,488 | 61.39% | 6,596 | 38.61% | |
| Jefferson | 196,446 | 72.0% | 76,378 | 28.0% | |
| Lamar | 2,676 | 50.46% | 2,627 | 49.54% | |
| Lauderdale | 21,267 | 63.0% | 12,489 | 37.0% | |
| Lawrence | 7,020 | 57.55% | 5,179 | 42.45% | |
| Lee | 43,319 | 73.52% | 15,602 | 26.48% | |
| Limestone | 26,836 | 68.84% | 12,146 | 31.16% | |
| Lowndes | 3,431 | 73.5% | 1,237 | 26.5% | |
| Macon | 5,210 | 76.87% | 1,568 | 23.13% | |
| Madison | 120,390 | 75.73% | 38,582 | 24.27% | |
| Marengo | 4,776 | 59.98% | 3,187 | 40.02% | |
| Marion | 5,454 | 51.85% | 5,065 | 48.15% | |
| Marshall | 18,924 | 61.68% | 11,757 | 38.32% | |
| Mobile | 97,867 | 70.26% | 41,419 | 29.74% | |
| Monroe | 5,428 | 65.12% | 2,908 | 34.88% | |
| Montgomery | 55,205 | 71.77% | 21,711 | 28.23% | |
| Morgan | 26,683 | 63.77% | 15,162 | 36.23% | |
| Perry | 2,400 | 65.79% | 1,248 | 34.21% | |
| Pickens | 4,903 | 66.06% | 2,519 | 33.94% | |
| Pike | 7,011 | 67.0% | 3,453 | 33.0% | |
| Randolph | 4,910 | 62.43% | 2,955 | 37.57% | |
| Russell | 11,928 | 73.81% | 4,232 | 26.19% | |
| St. Clair | 64,944 | 68.63% | 29,685 | 31.37% | |
| Shelby | 20,399 | 57.12% | 15,316 | 42.88% | |
| Sumter | 2,494 | 62.55% | 1,493 | 37.45% | |
| Talladega | 18,314 | 65.65% | 9,581 | 34.35% | |
| Tallapoosa | 10,071 | 64.32% | 5,587 | 35.68% | |
| Tuscaloosa | 50,347 | 68.83% | 22,801 | 31.17% | |
| Walker | 13,602 | 55.57% | 10,877 | 44.43% | |
| Washington | 4,066 | 64.42% | 2,246 | 35.58% | |
| Wilcox | 3,363 | 73.14% | 1,235 | 26.86% | |
| Winston | 4,298 | 50.23% | 4,258 | 49.77% | |
Results
The measure was broadly accepted, winning more than three fourths of the votes. It succeeded in every county of the state, performing the best in Macon and Madison counties. Conversely, it got its worst result in Choctaw county.
| Choice | Votes | % |
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 Yes |
888,456 | 76.49 |
| No | 273,040 | 23.51 |
| Total votes | 1,161,496 | 100.00 |
References
- ↑ "Alabama Recompiled Constitution Ratification Question". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ↑ Glenn, John. "Elections Alabama voters approve new constitution, 10 amendments on ballot". Alabama Political Reporter. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ↑ "Alabama's Six Constitutions". Alabama Legislature. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ↑ "Alabama Constitution of 2022 appears to be on its way to voters in November". AL.com. Retrieved 18 November 2023.