2022 Alabama Recompiled Constitution Ratification Question

Recompiled Constitution Ratification Question

November 8, 2022
Ratify the Recompiled State Constitution
Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 888,456 76.49%
No 273,040 23.51%
Total votes 1,161,496 100.00%

Alabama Recompiled Constitution Ratification Question was held to amend the Constitution of Alabama, replacing it with a more modern version drafted to achieve the following:

  • properly arrange the document;
  • remove the racist language, such a ban on interracial marriage and school segregation;
  • delete self-repeating and repealed provisions, including a section that limited suffrage to men;
  • do away with slavery and involuntary servitude, even as a punishment for a crime;
  • consolidate provisions concerning economic development;
  • arrange the local provisions based on the county of application.