Alabama Russell County Court Costs, Amendment 5 (2008)
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The Alabama Russell County Court Costs, also known as Amendment 5, was on the ballot in Alabama on November 4, 2008, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was defeated. This measure proposed that in Russell County, the legislature could regulate the costs and charges of the court.[1]
Election results
| Alabama Amendment 5 (2008) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 589,978 | 54.84% | ||
| Yes | 485,756 | 45.16% | ||
Election results via: Alabama Votes
Text of measure
The question on the ballot:
| Relating to Russell County, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to authorize the Legislature, by local or general act, to fix, regulate, and alter the costs and charges of court and to ratify and confirm any local law authorizing any additional court costs enacted prior to the adoption of this amendment. (Proposed by Act 2008-288)[2][3] |
See also
- Alabama 2008 ballot measures
- 2008 ballot measures
- List of Alabama ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Alabama
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Alabama Votes, accessed December 10, 2015
- ↑ Alabama Votes, accessed December 10, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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