alabama constitution

Alabama passes all 10 state amendments, constitution reworking

Alabamians who visited the polls Tuesday approved a major reworking of the state's constitution alongside 10 proposed statewide amendments. Alabamians approved adopting the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, which will remove racist language and streamline provisions and amendments…

Voters can erase racist wording in Alabama Constitution

By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala (AP) - Alabama voters on Nov. 8 will vote to ratify a recompilation of the Alabama Constitution that will strip Jim Crow-era language and reorganize the unwieldy governing document. Proponents say the changes…

Alabama seeks to remove racist language from Constitution

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama lawmakers have begun a process to remove racist language from the state's 121-year-old Constitution. The Alabama House of Representatives on Thursday voted 94-0 for the resolution that removes the lingering Jim Crow language. The resolution…