Alabama 2012 ballot measures

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Eleven statewide ballot questions have been 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.
• The 2012 regular legislative session ended on May 16, 2012.

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.

Type	Title	Subject	Description
LRCA	Baldwin Co. Amendment 1	Taxes	Would prohibit the imposition of an occupational tax.
LRCA	Baldwin Co. Amendment 2	Property rights	Prohibit the annexation of any property into any municipality.
LRCA	Bullock Co. Amendment
LRCA	Calhoun Co. Amendment
LRCA	Covington Co. Amendment
LRCA	Cullman Co. Amendment
LRCA	Etowah Co. Amendment 1
LRCA	Etowah Co. Amendment 2	State judiciary	Would allow state legislature to regulate court costs
LRCA	Jackson Co. Amendment
LRCA	Lawrence Co. Amendment
LRCA	Madison Co. Amendment	Admin. of gov't.	Would implement a procedure on how to handle dangerous dogs.
LRCA	Marengo Co. Amendment	State judiciary	Would require that the judge of probate be paid based on the population of county.
LRCA	Marion Co. Amendment	State judiciary	Would allow state legislature to regulate court costs.
LRCA	Marshall Co. Amendment
LRCA	Montgomery Co. Amendment	Term limits	Would reduce term length for county officials from six to four years.
LRCA	Morgan Co. Amendment
LRCA	Perry Co. Amendment
LRCA	Tuscaloosa Co. Amendment	Taxes	Would prohibit the imposition of an occupational tax.
LRCA	Winston Co. Amendment	State judiciary	Would require that the judge of probate be paid based on the population of county.

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.

Local ballot measures

See also: Local ballot measure elections in 2012

No local measures have been identified for 2012. Read about local happenings here.

See also

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