Alabama Regarding Civil Service, Amendment 2 (1951)

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The Alabama Regarding Civil Service, Amendment 2, also known as Amendment 2, was on the ballot in Alabama on December 11, 1951, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that appointments and promotions in the civil service would be made according to merit, fitness and efficiency, to be determined by examination, which would be competitive. It would be the duty of the legislature to maintain laws necessary to implement, and to provide adequate financial support for, a positive program of personnel management in the state service. All State personnel laws now in effect that are not in conflict with this Article shall continue in effect until they are amended or repealed as provided by law. Civil service status acquired by employees under existing statutes shall not be affected.

Election results

Alabama Amendment 2 (December 1951)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		78,230	63.55%
No		44,879	36.45%

Election results via: Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1951

See also

Suggest a link

• Alabama 1951 ballot measures
• 1951 ballot measures
• List of Alabama ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Alabama

External links

• Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1951