Alabama Legislative Special Sessions, Amendment 1 (1948)
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The Alabama Legislative Special Sessions, Amendment 1, also known as Amendment 1, was on the ballot in Alabama on January 6, 1948, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was defeated. The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the governor would convene a special session of the legislature if A) an insurrection or lawless outbreak should occur or any infectious or contagious disease should threaten the state; or B) if three-fifths of the legislature petition the governor to do so.[1]
Election results
| Alabama Amendment 1 (January 1948) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 98,413 | 60.90% | ||
| Yes | 63,191 | 39.10% | ||
Election results via: Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1947
See also
- Alabama 1948 ballot measures
- 1948 ballot measures
- List of Alabama ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Alabama
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