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Alabama 2012 ballot measures
Alabama's 2012 elections U.S. House • Other executive offices • State ballot measures • Candidate ballot access |
Twelve statewide ballot questions were certified for the 2012 ballot in the state of Alabama.
- All measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
- The 2011 regular legislative session ended on June 9, 2011. Legislative referrals could have been added to the 2011 ballot during this time.
- The 2012 regular legislative session ended on May 16, 2012. Legislative referrals could have been sent to the ballot during this time.
On the ballot
- See also: 2012 ballot measures
The following measures appeared on the ballot in 2012:
September 18:
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Healthcare | Transfer of $145.8 million from an oil and gas trust fund to the General Fund for Medicaid budget. | ![]() |
November 6:
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Environment | Extend payments made to the Forever Wild Land Trust for a 20-year period. | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Bond issues | Aims to allow issuance of general obligation bonds of no more than $750 million. | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 3 | Admin. of gov't. | Would define the Stockton Landmark District within Baldwin County. | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 4 | Constitutional rights | To remove references to segregation of schools in the state constitution. | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 5 | Natural resources | Transfer liabilities to Mobile Area Water and Sewer System. | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 6 | Healthcare | Would prohibit mandatory participation in any healthcare system. | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 7 | Labor | Would allow for the use of secret ballots in union votes. | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 8 | Legislatures | Provide that the compensation paid to legislators do not increased during term of office. | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 9 | Taxes | Allows legislature to implement business privilege tax on corporations. | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 10 | Admin. of gov't. | Relating to authority of state legislature and banking in the state. | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 11 | Admin. of gov't. | Prohibit any municipality outside of Lawrence County from imposing any municipal ordinance. | ![]() |
Local constitutional amendments
- The following measures were on the ballot in the state of Alabama. However, these questions only appeared in their respective counties for residents to vote on. The reason being was that in order to pass local county laws, an amendment to the state constitution was needed. Alabama mandates that county governments seek legislative approval or legislatively referred constitutional amendment ballot measures for approval of laws. The following amendments were also not included in Ballotpedia's Tuesday Count.
- Baldwin Co. Amendment 1
- Baldwin Co. Amendment 2
- Bullock Co. Amendment
- Calhoun Co. Amendment
- Covington Co. Amendment
- Cullman Co. Amendment
- Etowah Co. Amendment 1
- Etowah Co. Amendment 2
- Jackson Co. Amendment
- Lawrence Co. Amendment
- Madison Co. Amendment
- Marengo Co. Amendment
- Marion Co. Amendment
- Marshall Co. Amendment
- Montgomery Co. Amendment
- Morgan Co. Amendment
- Perry Co. Amendment
- Tuscaloosa Co. Amendment
- Winston Co. Amendment
Not on the ballot
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Photo ID Amendment | Elections | Would require photo ID at every election. | ![]() |
LRCA | Electronic Bingo Amendment | Gambling | Authorize the taxation and regulation of bingo in the state. | ![]() |
LRCA | General Officer Amendment | Admin. of gov't | Relating to the appointment of general officers of the National Guard of Alabama. | ![]() |
LRCA | Term Limit Amendment | Term limits | Provide that no person be elected to state legislature for more than three consecutive terms. | ![]() |
LRCA | "Sharia Law Amendment" | Judicial reform | Prohibits courts in the state from using Sharia Law when making judicial decisions. | ![]() |
LRCA | Veto Overturn Amendment | Admin. of gov't. | Would change process in which state legislature would overturn the governor's veto. | ![]() |
LRCA | Personhood Question | Abortion | Would change the definition of the term “person” to mean the moment of fertilization. | ![]() |
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