Alabama Interracial Marriage, Amendment 2 (2000): Difference between revisions
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The Alabama Interracial Marriage Amendment, also known as Amendment 2, was on the ballot in Alabama on November 7, 2000, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. It proposed to repeal Article 1V, Section 102 of the Alabama Constitution which prohibits interracial marriages.[1]
Election results
| Alabama Amendment 2 (2000) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 801,725 | 59.49% | ||
| No | 545,933 | 40.51% | ||
Election results via: Alabama Votes
Text of measure
The question on the ballot:
| Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to abolish the prohibition of interracial marriages. (Proposed by Act No. 1999-321)[2][3] |
See also
- Alabama 2000 ballot measures
- 2000 ballot measures
- List of Alabama ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Alabama
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Alabama Votes, accessed December 3, 2015
- ↑ Alabama Votes, accessed December 3, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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