Alabama County School Tax, Amendment 28 (1961)

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The Alabama County School Tax, Amendment 28, also known as Amendment 28, 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 be permitted to levy and collect a tax of 50 cents on each $100 of taxable property in the county. The revenue from the above tax would be for public school purposes only. The tax must be approved by a majority of electors.

Election results

Alabama Amendment 28 (December 1961)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		75,213	72.17%
No		29,007	27.83%

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