Constitution of Alabama
The Constitution of the State of Alabama is the basic governing document of the
state constitution
.
History
Alabama has had seven constitutions to date, all but the current one established via State Conventions:
Recompilation of the Alabama Constitution of 1901
The current Alabama Constitution is a recompilation of the Alabama Constitution of 1901. The recompilation had five objectives, as follows:[4]
- arranging it in proper articles, parts, and sections;
- removing all racist language (examples of racist language being removed included Section 102 of Article IV of the former Constitution, which forbade "marriage between any white person and a Negro, or descendant of a negro".[5]);
- deleting duplicative and repealed provisions;
- consolidating provisions regarding economic development; and
- arranging all local amendments by county of application.
General overview
The Alabama Constitution, in common with all other state constitutions, defines a
bicameral, composed of the Alabama House of Representatives and Alabama Senate), and judicial power in the Judiciary of Alabama. Direct, partisan, secret, and free elections are provided for filling all branches.[citation needed
]
References
- ^ An Overview of Alabama's Six Constitutions, Alabama Legislature, retrieved 27 June 2024
- ^ staff, AL com (November 8, 2022). "Election results for proposed amendments to Alabama's Constitution on Nov. 8, 2022". al.
- ^ Monger | 11.29.22, Craig. "Alabama officially certifies results of November midterms". 1819 News.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Cason, Mike (March 3, 2022). "Alabama Constitution of 2022 appears to be headed for voters in November". al.
- ^ Dunavant, Gary (September 19, 2021). "Alabama Begins Removing Racist Language From Its Constitution".
External links
Works related to Constitution of Alabama at Wikisource
