Alabama Government Spending, Amendment 3 (August 1956)

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The Alabama Government Spending, Amendment 3, also known as Amendment 3, was on the ballot in Alabama on August 28, 1956, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the legislature would not have power to authorize any county, city, town, or other subdivision of this state to lend its credit, or to grant public money or thing of value in aid of, or to any individual, association, or corporation whatsoever, or to become a stockholder in any such corporation, association, or company, by issuing bonds or otherwise. It is provided, however, that the legislature may enact general, special, or local laws authorizing political subdivisions and public bodies to alienate, with or without a valuable consideration, public parks and playgrounds, or other public recreational facilities and public housing projects, conditional upon the approval of a majority of the duly qualified electors of the county, city, town, or other subdivision affected.

Election results

Alabama Amendment 3 (August 1956)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		112,162	57.73%
No		82,121	42.27%

Election results via: Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1959

See also

Suggest a link

• Alabama 1956 ballot measures
• 1956 ballot measures
• List of Alabama ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Alabama

External links

• Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1959