Alabama Establish Statewide Lottery Amendment (2020)
| Alabama Establish Statewide Lottery Amendment | |
|---|---|
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Gambling | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Alabama Establish Statewide Lottery Amendment (SB 220) was not on the ballot in Alabama as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2020.
Measure design
This measure would have authorized a statewide lottery in Alabama and require the legislature to pass laws implementing the program.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title would have been as follows:[1]
| “ | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to establish an Alabama Lottery; to provide for the sale of lottery tickets utilizing paper tickets or receipts, including instant tickets and multi-state lottery games; to provide for the distribution of lottery proceeds; and to require the Legislature to pass general laws to implement the amendment.[2] | ” |
Full text
The full text is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Alabama Constitution
In Alabama, a constitutional amendment must be passed by a 60 percent vote in each house of the state legislature during one legislative session.
This amendment was introduced as Senate Bill 220 by Sen. Greg Albritton (R-22) on April 2, 2019. On April 25, 2019, the Senate passed the amendment in a vote of 21-12 with two senators (one Republican and one Democrat) absent or not voting. To pass in the House, the amendment needed to garner 63 votes. At the time, the Alabama House of Representatives was comprised of 28 Democrats and 76 Republicans.[1] On May 22, 2019, House Ways and Means General Fund chairman Steve Clouse (R-93) declared the measure dead for the session.[3]
| Vote in the Alabama State Senate | |||
| Requirement: Three-fifths (60 percent) vote of all members in each chamber | |||
Number of yes votes required: 21  | |||
| Yes | No | Not voting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 21 | 12 | 2 |
| Total percent | 60.00% | 34.30% | 5.70% |
| Democrat | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Republican | 19 | 7 | 1 |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Alabama Legislature, "Senate Bill 220," accessed April 26, 2019
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Montgomery Advertiser, "Alabama lottery bill is 'dead for this session,' says chairman," accessed May 24, 2019
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State of Alabama Montgomery (capital) |
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