The Alabama Filling Legislative Vacancies, Amendment 2, also known as Amendment 2, was on the ballot in Alabama on December 15, 1953, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that whenever a vacancy occurs in either house of the legislature, the governor would issue a writ of election to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term. However, if the secretary of state determines that a legally qualified candidate for election to the vacancy is unopposed when the last date for filing certificates of nomination has passed, the election shall not be held. The secretary of state shall issue a certificate of election to the candidate, the same as if an election had been held, and the certificate shall be accepted by the house in which the vacancy occurred as evidence of the unopposed candidate's right to fill the position created by the vacancy. In the event an election is held, all the costs and expenses incurred thereby would be paid out of any funds in the state treasury.[1]
Election results
| Alabama Amendment 2 (December 1953) |
|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage |
 a Yes | 62,551 | 65.54% |
| No | 32,889 | 34.46% |
Election results via: Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1955
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