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November 03, 2004
Alabama | Amendment 2 still too close to call at 2:40 a.m. CT

Amendment 2 remains too close to call at 2:40 a.m., with the no votes edging out the yeses by about 4,800 votes. The Amendment was proposed as a means of changing the language in the Alabama constitution that speaks to segregated education, a tangible reminder of Alabama’s history of slavery and segregation. Opponents claim that the current language is obviously obsolete, and does not practically deny education to anyone. They believe that some of the language changes proposed would go beyond cosmetic changes, and are actually meant to open the door for additional school taxes.

So far, with 54 precincts left to report, the opponents are winning out. I’ll update the count when the final results are in.

The other seven statewide amendments passed as follows:

Amendment 1 - YES - To allow industrial development in Baldwin County.
Amendment 3 - YES - To allow industrial development in three counties.
Amendment 4 - YES - To allow the shrimp and seafood industries in Alabama to advertise their products.
Amendment 5 - NO - To allow the City of Trussville (which straddles a county line) to levy taxes.
Amendment 6 - NO - To increase the pay of the Crenshaw County judge to that of other justices.
Amendment 7 - NO - To increase so-called “sin taxes” in Macon County.
Amendment 8 - NO - To change the taxation on some vehicles to an ad valorem basis.

I’ll post details on the other 27 amendments in a few hours. I need sleep!



Posted by susanna cornett at November 3, 2004 03:54 AM | TrackBack
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