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Alabama Emergency Relief and Construction Act of 1932, Amendment 8 (1932)
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The Alabama Emergency Relief and Construction Act of 1932, Amendment 8, also known as Amendment 8, was on the ballot in Alabama on November 8, 1932, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was defeated. The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the each county would be authorized to borrow money from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation under the Emergency Relief and Construction Act of 1932. Such funds would provide relief and work to the needy and distressed people relieving the hardships resulting from unemployment. Borrowing of such funds would be paid back with interest.[1]
Election results
| Alabama Amendment 8 (1932) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 249,799 | 73.96% | ||
| Yes | 87,965 | 26.04% | ||
Election results via: Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1935
See also
- Alabama 1932 ballot measures
- 1932 ballot measures
- List of Alabama ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Alabama
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