Alabama 2008 ballot measures
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Six statewide ballot measures were on the 2008 ballot in Alabama.
- All of them were approved.
- All measures were classified as legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
- All measures were placed on the November 4, 2008 general election ballot.
On the ballot
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | State spending | Revisions in the existing Education Rainy Day Account | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Judicial reform | Establish the Shelby County Judicial Commission | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 3 | Taxes | Levy a tax on Limestone County residents that have annexed into the City of Madison | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 4 | Admin of gov't | Municipalities that are not in Blount County may not annex territory without vote | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 5 | Judicial reform | State legislature allowed to set court costs in Russell County | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 6 | Admin. of gov't. | Rules about how people are chosen for the Tuskegee utility board. | ![]() |
Not on the ballot
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Tax Shift Proposition | Taxes | Eliminated the state's 4% sales tax on food and raised certain other taxes. | ![]() |
See also
- 2008 ballot measures
- List of Alabama ballot measures
- Alabama Legislature
- List of ballot measures by state
External links
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