The Alabama State MIlitary Force, Amendment 3, also known as Amendment 3, 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 the legislature, in providing for the organization, equipment, and discipline of the state military forces, shall conform to the regulations of the U.S. Department of Defense and the laws of the United States, governing the armed forces. All affairs pertaining to the state military forces shall be administered by a state military department, which shall be headed by the adjutant general, and who shall be responsible to the governor as commander-in-chief.
Officers of the State military forces, including the adjutant general, shall be appointed, and shall be subject to suspension, discharge, removal, or compulsory retirement as such, solely on the basis of military proficiency, character and service, as determined by Department of Defense regulations and military usages sanctioned by the military laws of the United States, anything in this constitution to the contrary notwithstanding. The qualifications of personnel of the federally recognized national guard shall be as prescribed in pertinent regulations and policies of the United States Department of Defense.
The Governor shall, with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint the adjutant general and all general officers. The governor shall appoint his own staff, as may be provided by law.[1]
Election results
| Alabama Amendment 3 (December 1951) |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage |
 a Yes | 67,796 | 56.77% |
| No | 51,636 | 43.23% |
Election results via: Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1951
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