Election results: Alabama Amendment 1 approved
September 18, 2012
By Al Ortiz
MONTGOMERY, Alabama: It is a rare sight to see a statewide ballot measure on a September ballot, but deep down south, that's exactly what voters got - and approved.
On September 18, voters in Alabama voted on a ballot measure that would transfer more than $437 million from a trust fund to the state general fund. Governor of Alabama Robert Bentley (R) had previously said that if voters rejected the measure, he would not seek a tax increase.[1]
Bentley stated that the measure was needed to cover major funding shortfalls in the state's budget that begins on October 1, 2012.
On the other hand, State Senator Paul Sanford was against the measure. Sanford stated, “I’m against the amendment. I and the people I talk to don’t see the willingness to trust that the government is going to do the responsible thing...One of my bills that passed this year consolidated two agencies: Department of Labor and Department of Industrial Relations. I think we need to do more measures like that and curtail some cost. A lot of these suggestions have been put on the desk and are collecting dust.
Election results
The following are unofficial election results:
| Amendment 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 357,036 | 64% | ||
| No | 193,072 | 36% | ||
Results via The Birmingham News.
1,900 of 2,136 precincts reporting
See also
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- Alabama Medicaid Amendment, Amendment 1 (September 2012)
- Alabama 2012 ballot measures
- Healthcare ballot measures
- Robert Bentley
- Governor of Alabama
- Alabama State Legislature
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