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Alabama County Courts, Amendment 9 (1948, November)
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The Alabama County Courts, Amendment 9, also known as Amendment 9, was on the ballot in Alabama on November 2, 1948, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was defeated. The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The legislature would have the authority to pass general or local laws establishing or abolishing divisions and branches of courts of record and to prescribe the places of holding such courts, but no division or branch of any court of record shall be established to be held at any place other than the county seat or abolished pursuant to any law unless the proposal is first referred to the vote of the qualified electors of the county or counties to be affected and is approved by a majority of those voting.[1]
Election results
| Alabama Amendment 9 (1948) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 46,651 | 54.96% | ||
| Yes | 38,226 | 45.04% | ||
Election results via: Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1951
See also
- Alabama 1948 ballot measures
- 1948 ballot measures
- List of Alabama ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Alabama
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Footnotes
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