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		The 1861 Constitution of the Secession Convention was ratified by the convention on March 20.
		A Constitutional Convention, for the purposes of amending or altering the Constitution, may be called by a majority vote in each of the houses of the legislature and must be approved by a majority of the citizens of the state.
		Acts or resolutions regarding the Alabama Constitution that are approved in the legislature are not submitted to the Governor of the state for his or her approval.
	www.netstate.com /states/government/al_government.htm (3399 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Alabama Vote Opens Old Racial Wounds
		Alabama voters made sure of that Nov. 2, refusing to approve a constitutional amendment to erase segregation-era wording requiring separate schools for "white and colored children" and to eliminate references to the poll taxes once imposed to disenfranchise fls.
		Giles was aided by a virtually unparalleled Alabama celebrity in his battle against the amendment, distributing testimonials from former chief justice Roy Moore, whose fame was sealed in 2003 when he defied a federal court order to remove a two-ton granite Ten Commandments monument from the rotunda of the Alabama Supreme Court.
		This is not the first time that Steele has tangled with Alabama's constitution, a gigantic document that has more than 740 amendments and more than 310,000 words, making it the world's longest, at nearly 40 times the length of the U.S. Constitution.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A16443-2004Nov27?language=printer (957 words)

	The Avalon Project : Alabama : Constitution of 1819
		The powers of the government of the State of Alabama shall be divided into three distinct departments; and each of them confided to a separate body of magistracy, to wit: those which are legislative, to one; those which are executive, to another; and those which are judicial, to another.
		Within five years after the adoption of this Constitution, the body of our laws, civil and criminal, shall be revised, digested, and arranged under proper heads, and promulgated in such manner as the General Assembly may direct: and a like revision, digest, and promulgation, shall be made within every subsequent period of ten years.
		All laws and parts of laws, now in force in the Alabama Territory, which are not repugnant to the provisions of this Constitution, shall continue and remain in force as the laws of this State, until they expire by their own limitation, or shall be altered, or repealed by the Legislature thereof.
	www.yale.edu /lawweb/avalon/states/al/ala1819.htm (4501 words)

	Alabama Policy Institute Home Page...conservative think tank. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		A much-needed revision of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901 can be successfully addressed without changing our existing constitutional law.23 The Constitution of Alabama is fundamentally sound, but its 1,300 plus pages are incredibly cumbersome to read, use or understand.
		The other favorite attack by critics is to say the constitution was created by men intent on oppressing their fellow citizens by denying them the right to vote.
		Alabama’s “bloated constitution” would be repaired and shortened to a workable, reader-friendly constitution by (a) deleting the obsolete, irrelevant and unconstitutional provisions and (b) recompiling and reorganizing the remaining provisions without changing existing state constitutional law.
	www.alabamapolicyinstitute.org /PDFs/reform.html (762 words)

	Alabama Citizens for Constitutional Reform
		In the 2006 Alabama legislative session, our legislators were presented with petitions signed by tens of thousands of citizens to "Let the People Vote" for a constitutional convention for the purpose of writing the 7th Alabama Constitution.
		For Alabama voters - at least those who remained home this week - it is as good a chance as any to cross paths with their lawmakers, many of whom are using the time to campaign for re-election.
		On at least 15 college campuses in Alabama, there is reason to hope students will be taking about for than their classes, or football and festivities for the weekend passed and the one coming up.
	www.constitutionalreform.org (2505 words)

	Constitutional Reform in Alabama
		The Alabama Constitution of 1901 is recognized as an anti-democratic document written for the purpose of concentrating virtually all power in the state in the hands of the legislature which could be controlled by white landowners and industrialists.
		We believe that a constitutional mandate for the legislature to select its own leadership is necessary to insure greater independence of the legislative branch and that there should be constitutional guarantees of adequate representation for all citizens.
		The procedure was essentially the use of a commission of presumably independent experts to write a constitution for the Legislature to adopt and present to the voters as an "amendment", although it would have replaced the old constitution in its entirety.
	www.lwval.org /conref.html (2555 words)

	Alabama Public Television
		For the Record begins a three-part series devoted to Constitution reform called "Alabama's Constitution: A Century of Change." This installment looks at the history of the 1901 Alabama Constitution and examines one of the major issues surrounding the constitution: the issue of home rule.
		Alabama's current funding crisis has renewed calls for reforming the state's 100-year old constitution.
		Critics argue the constitution, which has been heavily amended through the years, is outdated and ties the hands of local and county governments.
	www.aptv.org /constitution/video.html (198 words)

	Should We Reform the Alabama Constitution? \| Suppressed News
		Constitutional reform and/or tax reform will not be possible in this state until a new trust is bonded between the people of Alabama and her political leadership.
		Our "bloated" Constitution can be updated, shortened, streamlined and simplified to a readable Constitution by deleting the obsolete and invalid provisions and recompiling and reorganizing the remaining provisions by incorporating all statewide amendments within the proper articles without changing existing state constitutional law.
		Since about 70% of the 707 amendments apply only to a particular county or city, all such local amendments could be reorganized into a new local government article, with the local amendments arranged by county and by city within the county.
	suppressednews.com /newsitems/local/AlyyyFpykoujIxYHM.html (600 words)

	ALABAMA CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION FALL 2000
		The Alabama Constitution provides two methods whereby it may be revised: 1) by amendment initiated in the legislature or 2) by a convention of elected delegates, also initiated in the legislature.
		The Alabama Constitution establishes different classifications of real property for tax purposes, fixes low rates for each and provides for a single tax rate limit of 1i percent (15 mills) of fair market value for combined state, county and city taxing.
		Alabama students have shown some improvement in their standardized test scores in recent years, but the state government consistently ranks at the bottom in nearly every measure of efficiency of operation and responsiveness to the needs of Alabama citizens.
	www.lwval.org /CR_Papers.htm (4963 words)

	The Avalon Project : Alabama : Constitution of January 7, 1861
		Within five days after the adoption of this Constitution, the body or our laws, civil and criminal, shall be revised, digested and arranged, under proper heads, and promulgated, in such manner as the General Assembly may direct: and a like revision, digest, and promulgation, shall be made within every subsequent period of ten years.
		Be it ordained by the people of the State of Alabama in Convention assembled, That no change made in the Constitution of the State of Alabama, by this Convention, shall have the effect to divest any right, title, or legal trust existing at the time of making such change.
		Adopted by the people of Alabama by the unanimous vote of their delegates in Convention assembled, at the Capitol, in the city of Montgomery, on this the twentieth day of March, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one, and of the Confederate States of America the first year.
	www.yale.edu /lawweb/avalon/states/al/ala1861.htm (4647 words)

	Alabama Archives: Teacher Packet -- The Alabama Constitution of 1901 Unit
		As the 20th century dawned in Alabama, demands to redraw the basic framework of state government grew.
		The resulting 1901 Constitution fulfilled their fears as a host of stringent suffrage restrictions effectively denied great numbers of both classes the right to vote.
		The 1901 Constitution was more a code of laws than a framework for government, as the Legislature retained near complete control over local affairs, making necessary hundreds of amendments over the succeeding decades.
	www.archives.state.al.us /teacher/ccon/index.html (400 words)

	The effort to make a new Alabama Constitution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Alabama Constitution is difficult to revise because it was intended to be difficult to revise.
		The Legislature creates a resolution calling for a constitutional convention, the resolution is put on a statewide ballot for approval, delegates are selected by the people (using a process to be determined by the Legislature) and the delegates come together to create a new constitution.
		An attempt to rewrite the constitution was made in 1983 by proposing an entirely new constitution in the form of a constitutional amendment.
	www.decaturdaily.com /decaturdaily/opinion/other/050417.shtml (688 words)

	ADAH: Alabama Moments (Alabama's 1901 Constitution--Quick Summary) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Constitution of 1901 was drawn up to continue to keep taxes low and governmental services minimal.
		Constitution of 1901 was ratified in one of the most corrupt elections in Alabama history.
		Having been amended more than 650 times (as of 1999), it is one of the longest constitutions in the western world.
	www.alabamamoments.state.al.us /sec37qs.html (193 words)

	Opposition groups rise to fight new constitution
		But the increasing attention to the constitution has awakened the interests of some conservative groups that are mobilizing against a revision of the document.
		The length and complexity of the constitution, with its 705 amendments, is one of the complaints of those wanting to rewrite the document.
		Eunie Smith, president of the Alabama Eagle Forum, said reformers complain that the state has the lowest property tax in the nation, but she views that as Alabama's being No. 1 in tax relief for property owners.
	www.fa-ir.org /alabama/constitution/opposition.htm (633 words)

	REYNOLDS v SIMS - Legal Case Documents
		Charging that malapportionment of the Alabama Legislature deprived them and others similarly situated of rights under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and the Alabama Constitution, voters in several Alabama counties brought suit against various officials having state election duties.
		Pursuant to the 1901 constitution the legislature consisted of 106 representatives and 35 senators for the State's 67 counties and senatorial districts; each county was entitled to at least one representative; each senate district could have only one member; and no county could be divided between two senate districts.
		It set out relevant portions of the 1901 Alabama Constitution, which prescribe the number of members of the two bodies of the [377 U.S. State Legislature and the method of apportioning the seats among the State's 67 counties, and provide as follows: Art.
	www.legalcasedocs.com /120/243/724.html (1748 words)

	Alabama Policy Institute Home Page...conservative think tank. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Reform of Alabama’s state constitution is an issue that is being pushed to the forefront of the political debate, and has raised some serious questions in the minds of Alabamians.
		The U.S. Constitution not only allowed slavery, but also as part of the compromise between the Northern and Southern states for ratification, slaves were only counted as three-fifths of a person for purposes of representation.
		The U.S. Constitution is 110 years older than Alabama’s and hardly anyone would want to see it cast into the dust bin of history.
	www.alabamapolicyinstitute.org /legislation-CR.html (685 words)

	al.com: Alabamiana - A Guide to Alabama
		In 1865 a new constitution was drafted to comply Presidential Reconstruction which was rejected by the US Congress.
		In February of 1868 the Reconstruction Constitution was ratified and allowed the state to be readmitted to the union, this constitution allowed fl suffrage for the first time.
		In 1901 the Alabama Department of Archives and History was founded as the first state funded agency in the nation.
	www.al.com /alabamiana/?history.html (641 words)

	The Anniston Star - The Alabama Constitution of 1901: Lawmakers have a chance to put rewrite of constitution in the ...
		The first call for reforming the 1901 Constitution began early in the previous century, not long after it was ratified.
		The 1901 Constitution would remain in effect until a new one is approved.
		Birmingham resident Lenora Pate is co-chair of Alabama Citizens for Constitutional Reform.
	www.annistonstar.com /opinion/2006/as-insight-0122-0-6a20r1817.htm (920 words)

	Alabama Constitution
		MONTGOMERY Alabamians should replace their century-old constitution by electing delegates to a convention that would write a new one, leaders of a grassroots group pushing for a new constitution said Thursday.
		Alabama's constitution also could be changed section-by-section by the Legislature, or voters could empower state lawmakers to write an entirely new constitution.
		Keep the constitution's current section on judges and the courts, which voters updated by amendment in 1973.
	www.fa-ir.org /alabama/constitution/corts_constitution.htm (427 words)

	Alabama Constitution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Alabama Constitution is the basic governing document of the U.S. state of Alabama.
		At over 360,000 words, the document is 12 times longer than the average state constitution, 40 times longer than the U.S. Constitution, and is the longest still-operative constitution anywhere in the world (The Constitution of India, the longest national constitution, comes in at approximately 117,000 words).
		The constitution includes many provisions that are either wholly or partly archaic in their wording or functions, or are not inappropriate for inclusion in a constitution; many of these have also been rendered unenforceable by federal laws and court rulings.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alabama_Constitution (1110 words)

	Oregon Constitution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Oregon Constitution is a U.S. state constitution, the governing document of the U.S. state of Oregon.
		Amending the U.S. Constitution requires a two-thirds vote in Congress and ratification by three fourths of the states.
		Article I of the state's constitution is a bill of rights for its citizens.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oregon_Constitution (541 words)

	A New Alabama Constitution and Tax Plan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Since many in Alabama have said that we need a new constitution and many have said that nationwide no one should have to pay more than 25 per cent of their income in total taxes, I have written this document.
		Amendment 10 says that any powers not given to the federal government by the constitution or prohibited by it should be given to the States and to the people.
		So, the State constitution needs to be shorter and give power to the local governments and to the people.
	myweb.cableone.net /edithbill/newalabamaconstitution/index.html (2124 words)

	NFB of ALABAMA CONSTITUTION
		At such special meeting at like, fifteen active members must be present to constitute a quorum to transact business, and written note must have been sent to the President of each local chapter and divisions and to the members of the Board of Directors at least ten days prior to the date of meeting.
		ARTICLE X. The National Federation of the Blind of Alabama shall be a affiliation of the National Federation of the Blind and shall furnish to the President of the National Federation of the Blind annually, on or before March 1, a list of the names and addresses of its members and elected officers.
		A copy of the Constitution of the National Federation of the Blind Alabama and of all amendments to the Constitutions shall be sent to the President of the National federation of the Blind without delay.
	www.nfbofalabama.org /constitution.html (1832 words)

	Ten Reasons to Oppose a New Alabama Constitution \| Suppressed News
		One of the goals of a new Alabama Constitution is to gut our current tax system and to increase our property taxes.
		The current Constitution makes no provisions for the new Constitution to be voted on by Alabama citizens.
		The new Alabama Constitution is being heavily promoted by the liberals on The Huntsville Times editorial board.
	suppressednews.com /newsitems/local/AAFEZlFFpabIOrCDx.html (210 words)

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