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2026 Alabama Ballot Measures

State

Year

Issue Category

Animals and Wildlife

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2014	Alabama	: Statewide Amendment 5	Passed

Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 6, 2012	Alabama	Statewide Amendment 4: Proposed Statewide Amendment Number 4	Failed
Nov. 3, 2020	Alabama	Amendment 1: Alabama Citizen Requirement for Voting Amendment	Passed

Criminal Justice

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Sept. 18, 2012	Alabama	Act No. 2012-490: To Propose an Amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to Provide a New Procedure for Distributions Made from the Alabama Trust Fund Beginning with the 2012-2013 Fiscal Year; to Provide Further for Distributions Made from the County and Municipal Government Capital Improvement Trust Fund...	Passed
Nov. 6, 2012	Alabama	Statewide Amendment 11: Proposed Statewide Amendment Number 11	Passed
Nov. 8, 2016	Alabama	HB459: Statewide Amendment 7	Passed
Nov. 8, 2022	Alabama	HB 131: Amendment 1 - Alabama Allow Denial of Bail for Offenses Enumerated by State Legislature Amendment	Passed
May 19, 2026	Alabama	Senate Bill 118: Alabama Allow Judges to Deny Bail for Certain Weapon Discharges and Solicitation, Attempt, or Conspiracy to Commit Murder Amendment	Pending

Guns

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2014	Alabama	: Statewide Amendment 3	Passed
Nov. 3, 2020	Alabama	Amendment 5: "Stand Your Ground" Rights in Franklin County Churches	Passed
Nov. 3, 2020	Alabama	Amendment 6: "Stand Your Ground" Rights in Lauderdale County Churches	Passed
May 19, 2026	Alabama	Senate Bill 118: Alabama Allow Judges to Deny Bail for Certain Weapon Discharges and Solicitation, Attempt, or Conspiracy to Commit Murder Amendment	Pending

Religion

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 6, 2018	Alabama	measure: Statewide Amendment 1	Passed

Reproduction

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 6, 2018	Alabama	measure: Statewide Amendment 2	Passed