Alabama Petition

• Category: Alabama Statewide - Juvenile
• State: Alabama
• Control #: AL-JU-06
• Format: PDF

Description

Petition The Alabama Petition is a document created by the Constitution of Alabama of 1901 to allow voters to amend the state constitution. It is an initiative petition that allows citizens to propose a constitutional amendment directly to the voters. There are two types of Alabama Petition. The first is the general petition, which allows any citizen to propose a constitutional amendment for consideration by the voters. The second is the legislative petition, which allows the state legislature to propose amendments. Both types of petitions require signatures from qualified Alabama voters in order to be put on the ballot. Once both types of petitions have obtained the required number of signatures, the proposed amendment is placed on the ballot for a public vote.

The Alabama Petition is a document created by the Constitution of Alabama of 1901 to allow voters to amend the state constitution. It is an initiative petition that allows citizens to propose a constitutional amendment directly to the voters. There are two types of Alabama Petition. The first is the general petition, which allows any citizen to propose a constitutional amendment for consideration by the voters. The second is the legislative petition, which allows the state legislature to propose amendments. Both types of petitions require signatures from qualified Alabama voters in order to be put on the ballot. Once both types of petitions have obtained the required number of signatures, the proposed amendment is placed on the ballot for a public vote.