Alabama 2012 ballot measures

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Twelve statewide ballot questions were certified for the 2012 ballot in the state of Alabama.

• All measures are 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 will appear on the ballot in 2012:

September 18:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Health care	Transfer of $145.8 million from an oil and gas trust fund to the General Fund for Medicaid budget.	a

November 6:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Environment	Extend payments made to the Forever Wild Land Trust for a 20-year period.	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Bond issues	Aims to allow issuance of general obligation bonds of no more than $750 million.	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Admin. of gov't.	Would define the Stockton Landmark District within Baldwin County.	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Civil rights	To remove references to segregation of schools in the state constitution.	d
LRCA	Amendment 5	Natural resources	Transfer liabilities to Mobile Area Water and Sewer System.	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Health care	Would prohibit mandatory participation in any health care system.	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Labor	Would allow for the use of secret ballots in union votes.	a
LRCA	Amendment 8	Legislatures	Provide that the compensation paid to legislators do not increased during term of office.	a
LRCA	Amendment 9	Taxes	Allows legislature to implement business privilege tax on corporations.	a
LRCA	Amendment 10	Admin. of gov't.	Relating to authority of state legislature and banking in the state.	a
LRCA	Amendment 11	Admin. of gov't.	Prohibit any municipality outside of Lawrence County from imposing any municipal ordinance.	a

Local constitutional amendments

• The following measures are on the ballot in the state of Alabama. However, these questions will only appear in their respective counties for residents to vote on. The reason being is that in order to pass local county laws, an amendment to the state constitution is needed. Alabama mandates that county governments seek legislative approval or legislatively-referred constitutional amendment ballot measures for approval of laws. The following amendments are 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

Proposed ballot measures that were not on a ballot

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
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.

See also

• 2012 ballot measures
• List of Alabama ballot measures
• Alabama Legislature
• List of ballot measures by state

Additional reading

• WTVM.com, "11 Constitutional Amendments on the Alabama ballot", October 17, 2012