SB372 Alabama 2012 Session

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Local constitutional amendments, subject to statewide referendum, requirement for number of dissenting votes in the Legislature increased, Amendment 555 (Section 284.01, Recompiled Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended), am'd., const. amend.

Description

<p class="bill_description"> Amendment 555 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 284.01 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, provides that a constitutional amendment which affects or applies to only one county or a political subdivision of a county shall be adopted by a favorable vote of the qualified electors of the county or political subdivision who vote on the amendment. If there is a dissenting vote in the Legislature regarding the proposed amendment, the amendment is subject to a statewide vote</p><p class="bill_description"> This proposed amendment would provide that any proposed amendment would be subject to a statewide vote if there are 15 or more dissenting votes in the House of Representatives and five or more dissenting votes in the Senate</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Proposing an amendment to Amendment 555 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 284.01 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended; to increase the number of dissenting votes in the Legislature necessary to require that a local constitutional amendment be subject to a statewide vote. </p>

Subjects

Constitutional Amendments