Alabama Constitution Amendments

Vote Constitutional Amendments on November

Alabama Constitutional Amendment Elections

>>> Amendment 1: This statewide amendment would authorize local governments to receive fees and commissions from school ad valorem taxes levied after Oct. 1, 2006, based on the amendment that requires at least 10 mills of property taxes. If approved, it could keep public schools in some counties from having a slightly smaller percentage of their local property tax proceeds withheld to support the county tax assessor and tax collector offices. This will not increase your taxes. An administrative change that allows the local tax collectors to collect fee for their work.
Paul Hubbert, executive secretary of the Alabama Education Association teachers' lobby, said he supported the amendment. He said he doubted it would involve much money and said county tax offices need money to operate.

>>>Amendment 2: Most local property taxes in Alabama are renewed or repealed by majority votes. But a maximum of 1 mill of property tax for education allowed in each county by the constitution requires at least a three-fifths majority vote for renewal. Amendment 2, if approved, would lower the renewal requirement to a simple majority. This statewide amendment would allow voters to approve 1-mill special countywide education property taxes with a simple majority vote rather than the current three-fifths majority vote.

>>>> Amendment 3 Tap a state investment account to spend as much as $1 billion -- $100 million a year for 10 years -- on highways, bridges, and other transportation projects.
Supporters of statewide Amendment 3 said a "yes" vote would improve roads, bridges, and highways without raising fuel taxes and without racking up interest costs from a bond issue, the Birmingham News reported.

>>>Amendment 4: If approved statewide and in Blount County, it would block any city or town located entirely outside the county from imposing a tax or regulation that would apply to police jurisdictions that extend into Blount County.
State Sen. Scott Beason, R-Gardendale, proposed the amendment after the City Council of Warrior passed a 1.5 percent sales tax for its police jurisdiction, which extends into Blount County.

Voters in 25 counties also will have one or more amendments on their ballots to be decided by people in their county only.

Alabama State Constitution Recommendations

Amendment - NO - If this passes, it would make it easier to raise taxes, by 50% vote margin not of a higher requirement of 60%. Absolutely a No Vote.

Amendment 3 - YES or NO - See discussion below.

Amendment 4 - YES - This amendment will prevent Warrior or other cities with annexation land in Blount Count to prevent them from raising taxes or fees. The author of this bill, is Mr. Anti-Tax Senator Scott Beason. A strong conservative Yes on number 4.

Amendment 3 - Why or Why Not

The proposed Amendment 3 that's gotten the most attention calls for some $1 million from the Alabama Trust Fund be used to build or improve roads and bridges throughout the state.

Bob Riley recommends a NO Vote. Robert Bentley voted YES for Amendment 3 is the Alabama Legislature.
This amendment would take money out of the Trust Fund, and take it out to spend right away on Alabama Highways.
If passed lot more money for Highways. And less money in the long run to spend on public schools, or buy books.

Alabama Constitution Amendment 3

Supporters of statewide Amendment 3 said a "yes" vote would improve roads, bridges, and highways without raising fuel taxes and without racking up interest costs from a bond issue, the Birmingham News reported.

"People are fully aware that there's a desperate need to maintain and repair our state and county roads because of safety reasons and because of economic development reasons," said state Rep. Billy Beasley, D-Clayton.

Opponents said they would prefer seeing the money stay in the Alabama Trust Fund and keep drawing interest and capital gains, in part so the money and earnings would be there in case of a future state financial crisis.
Both candidates for governor have supported Amendment 3. Democrat Ron Sparks has embraced it in his campaign platform. Republican Robert Bentley, a state representative, voted for the plan in April, when the Legislature sent the transportation plan to the voters for their approval.

If voters approve Amendment 3, the Alabama Constitution would be rewritten to require the Legislature to take from the Alabama Trust Fund over 10 years a maximum total of $1 billion for transportation projects statewide. The Alabama Trust Fund collects a large share of the royalties paid the state by companies that pump natural gas from offshore.
Most Conservatives in Alabama recommend a NO vote.

Local Alabama Constitutional Amendments to the Constitution of Alabama - by County

Baldwin County
( - ) Baldwin County Local Amendment 1 would authorize the State Legislature to create a public corporation with responsibility for managing storm water in the county, and to authorize the levy and collection of fees for storm water service charges on certain properties in the county.
( - ) Baldwin County Local Amendment 3 would provide for the establishment of a county solid waste authority to manage garbage disposal regulations, procedures, and rates. The amendment also provides that only county-owned landfills may be used for garbage disposal and the amendment, including any implementing laws, will expire in three years unless there is a unanimous vote to extend the amendment by the Baldwin County Legislative Delegation.

Calhoun County ( - ) Calhoun County Local Amendment 1 would allow the City of Anniston to make an appropriation to the Anniston City Schools Foundation or the Public Education Foundation to fund a scholarship program.
(+) Calhoun County Local Amendment 2 would prohibit the imposition of a local business license tax on the rental of residential real estate on a perunit basis.

Chambers County

( - ) Residents of Chambers County will vote on a local amendment that would authorize the continued levy and collection of the existing special two-mill ad valorem property tax currently used for public library purposes, with no increase in the rate of the tax, until 2033.

Cullman County

(+) Cullman County Local Amendment 2 would prohibit the imposition of an occupations tax, a levy similar to a real property tax.

Jefferson County

(+) Residents of Jefferson County will vote on an amendment that would allow county residents who claim a homestead exemption to continue to receive that exemption for three years following admission to a nursing home or assisted living facility.

Lawrence County

(+) Voters in Lawrence County will decide whether to prohibit the imposition of an occupations tax, a levy similar to a real property tax. Limestone County
(+) Residents of Limestone County will vote on an amendment to prohibit the imposition of an occupations tax, a levy similar to a real property tax.

Madison County

(+) Madison County Local Amendment 1 would prohibit the imposition of an occupations tax, a levy similar to a real property tax.
(-)Dog Regulation - This amendment will allow the Madison County Commission to regulate dog and other animals. The rules are not yet defined. A No vote means less government.

Morgan County
(+) Residents of Morgan County will vote on an amendment that would prohibit the imposition of an occupations tax, a levy similar to a real property tax.

Randolph County

( - ) Residents of Randolph County will vote on an amendment to allow money from Alabama Trust Fund income that has been deposited into the Randolph County Capital Improvement Fund to be used for economic development projects.

Vote No ( - )
Vote Yes (+)
Get more info from: National Taxpayers Union - http://www.ntu.org/assets/pdf/policy-papers/2010-ballot-guide.pdf Alabama Constitution Reform

Read the exact words of the Alabama Constitutional Amendments:
http://www.cpalabama.org/

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