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Alabama Special County School Tax, Amendment 22 (1951)
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The Alabama Special County School Tax, Amendment 22, also known as Amendment 22, was on the ballot in Alabama on December 11, 1951, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was defeated. The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that, in addition to all taxes now or hereafter authorized, a special school tax of 50 cents on each $100 worth of taxable property in Jackson County would be levied and collected; the proceeds from the above tax would be used exclusively for the construction, alteration, and upkeep of public school buildings; provided, the time the tax is to continue and the purpose thereof shall have been first submitted to the vote of the qualified electors of the County and voted for by a majority of those voting at such election; and provided further, that in no event shall the tax continue for a period of longer than twelve years.[1]
Election results
| Alabama Amendment 22 (December 1951) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 39,021 | 51.78% | ||
| Yes | 36,335 | 48.22% | ||
Election results via: Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1951
See also
- Alabama 1951 ballot measures
- 1951 ballot measures
- List of Alabama ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Alabama
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