List of Alabama ballot measures
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The only way for a statewide ballot measure to appear on the Alabama ballot is for the Alabama State Legislature to vote to refer it to the ballot. It takes a 60% majority vote in both houses to qualify a measure for the ballot. Unlike some states, the legislature can do this in both odd and even years. The only kind of ballot measure allowed in Alabama is a proposed constitutional amendment; in other words, the legislature can't refer proposed state statutes to the ballot.
The most expensive ballot measure campaign in Alabama in recent years was the Amendment 1 contest in 2003, when $9.9 million was unsuccessfully spent urging a "yes" vote.
| Year | Title | Subject | Description | Status |
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| 2008 | Amendment 1 | Education reform | Reestablishes education trust rainy day fund | Approved |
| 2008 | Amendment 2 | Judicial reform | Shelby County judges | Approved |
| 2008 | Amendment 3 | Tax reform | Madison City School tax | Approved |
| 2008 | Amendment 4 | Property reform | Blount County annexations | Approved |
| 2008 | Amendment 5 | Court Administration | Russell County court costs | Defeated |
| 2008 | Amendment 6 | Utility Administration | Tuskegee City utility board | Approved |
| 2008 | Tax Shift Proposition | Tax reform | Eliminates 4% sales tax on groceries, raises other taxes | not on ballot |
| 2007 | Capital Improvements Act | Health care | Increase general obligation bonds, competitive bidding | Approved |
| 2007 | Funds for Health Care | Health care | Dedicated funds for health care of retired state employees | Approved |
| 2006 | Sanctity of Marriage Amendment | Marriage | Marriage is between one man and one woman | Approved |
| 2006 | Foreign Trade Investment Zone Act | Investment zone | City of Pritchard tax district | 
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| 2006 | Additional Local Ad Valorem Property Tax in Certain School Districts | School taxes | Tax equalization | Approved |
| 2006 | Macon County Board of Education | School board elections | Change school board terms and districts | Approved |
| 2003 | Rainy Day Fund | Education/state budget | Earmark state money for education | Defeated |
| 2002 | Amendment 1 | Amending constitution | Rules for amending state constitution | Approved |
| 2002 | Rainy Day Fund | State budget | 6% go into rainy day fund | Defeated |
| 2002 | Sheep and Goats Act | Business regulation | Rules for promoting sheep and goat farming | Approved |
| 1999 | State Lottery Act | Gambling | Create a state lottery | Defeated |
| 1999 | Retirement Act | Politicians | Allow elected officials to participate in state retirement programs | Defeated |
| 1999 | Election of School Boards | Suffrage | Direct election of school board members | Approved |
| 1998 | Cell Radio Tax | Budget, taxes | Tax revenue from cell tax pay state bonds | Approved |
| 1998 | Bonds for parks | Bond issue | $110 million bond for parks | Approved |
| 1998 | Bonds for livestock | Bond issue | $52 million bond for livestock, more | Approved |
| 1998 | Bonds for cotton | Bond issue | $5.7 million bond for cotton | Approved |
| 1998 | Recognition of Ratites | Authorize tax levy | Recognize ratites, authorize tax levy for promotion | Defeated |
| 1998 | Bonds for forensics | Bond issue | $17.5 million bond for forensic science | Approved |
| 1998 | Unfunded mandates | Admin of gov't | No unfunded mandates on local governments | Approved |
| 1998 | Free Exercise of Religion | Judicial reform | Impose no burdens on free exercise of religion | Approved |
| 1998 | Local trust funds | Admin of gov't | Cities of over 150,000 can establish trust funds | Approved |
| 1998 | Mareno County | Admin of gov't | Marengo County can establish TIFs | Approved |
| 1998 | Bibb County Politicians | Admin of gov't | Bibb County politicians can join state retirement fund | Approved |
| 1996 | Hunting | Hunting | Guarantees the right to hunt and fish in Alabama | Approved |
| 1996 | Benefits for Politicians | Budget, taxes | Politicians participate in the state employees' retirement system | Defeated |
| 1996 | Guilty Pleas Act | Law enforcement | Remove prohibition on guilty pleas within 15 days of arrest | Approved |
| 1996 | Bingo | Gambling | Governing bodies in three cities can allow bingo operations for profit | Approved |
| 1996 | Bingo | Gambling | Allows Jefferson county to establish monetary bingo prizes | Approved |
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