Alabama Legislative Compensation Amendment, Amendment 8 (2012)

Amendment 8
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Type:	Constitutional amendment
Constitution:	Alabama Constitution
Referred by:	Alabama Legislature
Topic:	Administration of government
Status:	Approved a

The Alabama Legislative Compensation Amendment, also known as Amendment 8, was on the November 6,2012 ballot in the state of Alabama as a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure provided that the compensation paid to legislators would not increase during term of office. The measure also established the basic compensation of the Legislature at the median household income in the state and required legislators to submit signed vouchers for reimbursement for expenses. The formal title of the proposal was House Bill 276.

Election results

See also: 2012 ballot measure election results

The following are official election results:

Alabama Amendment 8
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		1102981	68.5%
No		507123	31.5%

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:

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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to repeal the existing provisions for legislative compensation and expenses and establish the basic compensation of the Legislature at the median household income in Alabama; to require legislators to submit signed vouchers for reimbursement for expenses; and to prohibit the Legislature from increasing the compensation or expenses payable to its members. (Proposed by Act 2012-269) Yes ( ) No ( )

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Support

• The sponsor of the measure in legislative session was Mike Ball.

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.

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

• Alabama 2012 ballot measures
• 2012 ballot measures
• Alabama Legislature

External links

• 2012 Alabama Secretary of State election information