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Alabama Business Privilege Tax Amendment, Amendment 9 (2012)
| Amendment 9 | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Constitutional amendment |
| Origin | Alabama Legislature |
| Topic | Taxes |
| Status | Approved  |
An Alabama Business Privilege Amendment, also known as Amendment 9, was on the November 6, 2012 ballot in the state of Alabama as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure allowed the state legislature to implement a business privilege tax on corporations among other provisions. According to the text of the measure, the proposal was sent to the ballot during the 2012 state legislative session.[1]
Election results
- See also: 2012 ballot measure election results
The following are official election results:
| Alabama Amendment 9 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 880,606 | 57.8% | ||
| No | 642,927 | 42.2% | ||
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 private corporation provisions of Article 12 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to become effective January 1, 2014, to continue the authority of the Legislature to pass general laws pertaining to corporations and other entities; to continue the authority of the Legislature to regulate and impose a business privilege tax on corporations and other entities; and to repeal various provisions concerning private corporations, railroads, and canals.
Yes ___ No ___[3] |
” |
Changes to the Alabama Constitution
The passing of Alabama Business Privilege Tax Amendment, Amendment 9 added Amendment 872 to the Alabama Constitution.
Support
- The sponsor of the measure in legislative session was State Representative Paul DeMarco.[1]
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.[4]
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Alabama Secretary of State, "Act Number 2012-275 (House Bill 357)," accessed June 11, 2012
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "2012-275," 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, "FCPA Reports," accessed November 26, 2012
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