Alabama
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Ballot measures and direct democracy in Alabama
Forms of direct democracy in AlabamaThere is no citizen-initiated initiative or referendum process on the statewide level in Alabama, nor is there recall of elected officials. However, the state legislature can refer ballot measures to the ballot for a statewide vote. There is some right of local initiative in some Alabama municipalities. Statewide ballot measuresLocal ballot measures in Alabama
Campaign financeVote fraudAlabama governmentThe foundational document for Alabama's government is the Alabama Constitution, which was ratified in 1901. At more than 770 amendments and 310,000 words, it is the world's longest constitution and is roughly forty times the length of the U.S. Constitution. Alabama has 67 counties. Each county has its own elected legislative branch, usually called the Board of Commissioners, which usually also has executive authority in the county. Due to the restraints placed in the Alabama Constitution, all but 7 counties (Jefferson, Lee, Mobile, Madison, Montgomery, Shelby, and Tuscaloosa) in the state have little to no home rule. Instead, most counties in the state must lobby the Local Legislation Committee of the state legislature to get simple local policies such as waste disposal to land use zoning. |
Alabama ballot newsThe Alabama State Legislature has approved six legislatively-referred constitutional amendments for the November 4, 2008 ballot. The Alabama Tax Shift Proposition (2008), once proposed for the November 2008 ballot, passed the house by a vote of 63-38 but didn't make it through the state senate. See Alabama ballot news for more. Alabama news and blogging resourcesKey government officials and functions
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