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Alabama Amendment Appropriation of Funds, 7 (1998)
Election results
| Appropriation of Funds | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 578,522 | 66.2% | ||
| No | 295,949 | 33.8% | ||
Text of measure
The language that appeared on the ballot:
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama, to provide that no general, special, or local law, or state executive order, rule, or regulation, whose purpose or effect is to provide an unfunded mandate for the expenditure of revenue held or disbursed by the governing body of a municipality or county, or an instrumentality thereof, shall take effect unless approved by ordinance or resolution of the local governing body or until and as long as the Legislature appropriates funds for the purpose to the affected local government or until a law provides for a local source of revenue within the municipality, county, or instrumentality for the purpose.
See also
External links
- Text of the proposed amendment (Note: See Act 98-171, SB233)
- National Conference of State Legislatures Ballot Measures Database
- Election Results
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