Statewide Constitutional Amendments

Every Alabama voter decides these 4. Each page has the official ballot title word for word, what a yes or no vote does, and links to the full text.

• Amendment 1: Filling an empty lieutenant governor's office Special election to fill an empty lieutenant governor's office; lawmakers set some salariesmajority to pass

  Biggest change: Requires a special election to fill the lieutenant governor's office if it becomes empty early in a term..

• Amendment 2: Merging county school systems A way for neighboring county school systems to mergemajority to pass

  Biggest change: Lets two or more bordering county school boards merge by resolution, with the new board taking on their debts and contracts..

• Amendment 3: Pledge of Allegiance and student-led prayer Daily Pledge of Allegiance and student-led prayer in public schoolsmajority to pass

  Biggest change: Requires every public K-12 school to hold the Pledge of Allegiance at the start of each school day, with students free to decline..

• Amendment 4: Weekly national anthem in schools National anthem played in public schools every weekmajority to pass

  Biggest change: Requires each local school board to adopt a policy for a weekly broadcast or performance of the anthem's first verse in every public K-12 school..

All four were placed on the ballot by the Alabama Legislature and amend the Alabama Constitution of 2022. Each passes with a majority of the votes cast on it. Your county may also have local amendments. Source: Secretary of State: 2026 statewide amendments and Fair Ballot Commission statements ↗.