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Alabama Banking Amendment, Amendment 10 (2012)
| Amendment 10 | |
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| Type: | Constitutional amendment |
| Constitution: | Alabama Constitution |
| Referred by: | Alabama Legislature |
| Topic: | Administration of government |
| Status: | Approved  |
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Election results
- See also: 2012 ballot measure election results
The following are official election results:
| Alabama Amendment 10 | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 778,966 | 54.04% | ||
| No | 662,372 | 45.96% | ||
Results via the Alabama Secretary of State's website.
Text of measure
Ballot language
The ballot language that voters saw on the ballot read as follows:[2]
| “ | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, effective January 1, 2014, to amend Section 247 relating to the authority of the Legislature concerning banks and banking, to repeal various other provisions of Article XIII concerning banks and banking; and to repeal Amendment 154 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 255.01 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, subject to the contingency that a new Article XII of the state constitution is adopted that repeals existing Section 232 of the state constitution, and subject to the contingency that Sections 10A-2-15.01 and 10A-2-15.02, Code of Alabama 1975, are repealed.
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Support
- The main sponsor of the measure during legislative session was Paul DeMarco.[2]
Opposition
No formal opposition was identified by Ballotpedia.
Campaign contributions
No campaign contributions were made in favor or opposition of the measure, according to state election websites.[3]
Path to the ballot
Article XVIII of the Alabama Constitution says that it takes a three-fifths (60%) vote of the Alabama State Legislature to qualify an amendment for the ballot.
See also
External links
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