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Alabama Assets and Liabilities Transfer Amendment, Amendment 5 (2012)
| Amendment 5 | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Constitutional amendment |
| Origin | Alabama Legislature |
| Topic | Natural resources |
| Status | Approved  |
An Alabama Assets and Liabilities Transfer Amendment, also known as Amendment 5, was on the November 6, 2012 ballot in the state of Alabama as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved.
The measure dealt with transferring the assets and liabilities of the Water Works and Sewer Board of the City of Richard to the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners of the City of Mobile. The measure was sent to the ballot during 2011 state legislative session.[1]
Election results
- See also: 2012 ballot measure election results
The following are official election results:
| Alabama Amendment 5 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 900,596 | 68.65% | ||
| No | 411,167 | 31.35% | ||
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, to provide for the transfer of the assets and liabilities of the Water Works and Sewer Board of the City of Prichard to the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners of the City of Mobile, presently known as the Mobile Area Water Sewer System.
Yes ___ No ___[3] |
” |
Changes to the Alabama Constitution
The passing of Alabama Assets and Liabilities Transfer Amendment, Amendment 5 added Amendment 863 to the Alabama Constitution.
Support
- The sponsors of the bill during session were State Senator Arthur Orr, Rusty Glover, Bill Holtzclaw and Paul Bussman, among others.[4]
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.[5]
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
Footnotes
- ↑ Information retrieved by Ballotpedia when obtaining documents from Alabama Secretary of State.
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "2011-543," accessed August 27, 2012
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Senate Bill 112," accessed September 18, 2012
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "FCPA Reports," accessed November 26, 2012
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