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Alabama State Indebtedness, Amendment 1 (1961)
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The Alabama State Indebtedness, Amendment 1, also known as Amendment 1, was on the ballot in Alabama on December 5, 1961, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was defeated. The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed to authorize the state to become indebted up to $10 million by issuing bonds for the purpose of purchasing, providing, constructing and equipping prisons an penal institutions.[1]
Election results
| Alabama Amendment 1 (December 1961) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 86,687 | 53.71% | ||
| Yes | 74,718 | 46.29% | ||
Election results via: Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1963
See also
- Alabama 1961 ballot measures
- 1961 ballot measures
- List of Alabama ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Alabama
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Footnotes
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