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Alabama District Attorney, Amendment 5 (1965)
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The Alabama District Attorney, Amendment 5, also known as Amendment 5, was on the ballot in Alabama on November 30, 1965, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the solititors and prosecuting officers in criminal cases for the state in the judicial circuit shall henceforth be called district attorneys. All references to circuit solicitor or similar verbiage would be referencing the district attorney.[1]
Election results
| Alabama Amendment 5 (1965) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 96,274 | 79.98% | ||
| No | 24,097 | 20.02% | ||
Election results via: Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1967
See also
- Alabama 1965 ballot measures
- 1965 ballot measures
- List of Alabama ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Alabama
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