Alabama County Indebtedness, Amendment 45 (1961)

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The Alabama County Indebtedness, Amendment 45, also known as Amendment 45, was on the ballot in Alabama on December 5, 1961, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that Washington County would be authorized to become indebted up to $1 million through the sale of interest-bearing general obligation bonds. An ad valorem tax is authorized as provided in Section 2 of the constitution of the state. The revenue derived from the issue of the above bonds would be for the construction of a courthouse and county jail. The ad valorem tax must first be approved by a majority of electors.

Election results

Alabama Amendment 45 (December 1961)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		65,797	68.90%
No		29,700	31.10%

Election results via: Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1963

See also

Suggest a link

• Alabama 1961 ballot measures
• 1961 ballot measures
• List of Alabama ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Alabama

External links

• Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1963