Alabama Public Utility Limitations, Amendment 5 (1949)

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The Alabama Public Utility Limitations, Amendment 5, also known as Amendment 5, was on the ballot in Alabama on December 13, 1949, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was defeated. The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed to limit to 30 years, the use of streets, alleys, avenues, ways or public places for the construction or operation of any telephone, telegraph, light, power, water or transportation system.

Election results

Alabama Amendment 5 (December 1949)
Result		Votes	Percentage
d No		21,748	50.48%
Yes		21,333	49.52%

Election results via: Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1951

See also

Suggest a link

• Alabama 1949 ballot measures
• 1949 ballot measures
• List of Alabama ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Alabama

External links

• Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1951