Shelby County · Alabama

Ballot measures

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Alabama

Amendment 1 · Lieutenant Governor vacancies and legislative compensation

Who votes: Eligible voters in Alabama.

Provides an election process for a Lieutenant Governor vacancy, authorizes the Legislature to set pay for that office and legislative officers, and requires legislative-officer approval of legislative travel spending.

YES Adopts the vacancy-election, compensation and travel-approval provisions.

NO Leaves these constitutional provisions unchanged.

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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, to provide for the election of a Lieutenant Governor if the Office of Lieutenant Governor becomes vacant during the first two years of a term, to authorize the Legislature to set the salary of the Lieutenant Governor and officers of the Legislature, and to require any expenditure of legislative funds for travel to be approved by a legislative officer. Proposed by Act 2026-341.

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Checked 2026-09-15

Alabama

Amendment 2 · Consolidating neighboring county school systems

Who votes: Eligible voters in Alabama.

Creates a process for neighboring county school boards to merge. It requires a published impact study and, if at least 25% of qualified voters in an affected school system protest, voter approval in each affected county and overall.

YES Authorizes the consolidation process and its study, protest and voting requirements.

NO Does not add this county-school consolidation process to the Constitution.

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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, to provide a process for the creation of a consolidated county school system by merging two or more contiguous county boards of education; to require the State Board of Education to conduct an impact study on the potentia1 effects of the consolidation; to require publication of the impact study; to provide a procedure for protesting a proposed consolidation of two or more county school systems; and to require the State Board of Education to adopt rules. Proposed by Act 2026-378.

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Checked 2026-09-15

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Amendment 3 · School policies on the Pledge and student-led prayer

Who votes: Eligible voters in Alabama.

Requires public K–12 school policies for a daily opportunity to recite the Pledge and for student-initiated, student-led prayer. Participation is voluntary, with opt-out rights.

YES Adds these school-policy requirements and voluntary-participation protections.

NO Leaves the Constitution without these new policy requirements.

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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, to require local boards of education to adopt policies requiring each public K-12 school to recite The Pledge of Allegiance to the United States flag at the beginning of each school day; and to require local boards of education to adopt a policy authorizing student-initiated and student-led prayer. Proposed by Act 2026-379.

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Checked 2026-09-15

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Amendment 4 · Weekly national anthem in public schools

Who votes: Eligible voters in Alabama.

Requires public K–12 school policies for broadcasting or a school-approved performance of the first stanza of the national anthem at least once each week during school hours.

YES Adds the weekly anthem policy requirement.

NO Leaves the Constitution without this new requirement.

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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, to require local boards of education to adopt policies requiring each public K-12 school to broadcast or sanction the performance of the first stanza of The Star-Spangled Banner at least once per week during school hours.

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Checked 2026-09-15

Which questions apply to me?

A question may apply statewide, countywide, within one city, or within a special district. Your county’s official sample ballot confirms your full set of questions. Rules and approval thresholds differ by state and type of question.

Sources: Alabama election calendar · County elections office · County election information. Checked September 15, 2026.