Alabama Excellence Initiative Fund, Amendment 1 (September 2003)
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Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 d No | 866,860 | 67.5% | ||
| Yes | 417,721 | 32.5% | ||
Text of measure
The language that appeared on the ballot:
"Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, establishing the Alabama Excellence Initiative Fund which may be used to fund programs including, but not limited to, the furtherance of excellence in public education, college scholarships, health care benefits for senior citizens and job training programs to attract new high paying jobs and otherwise provide for distributing state tax revenues; to adjust income and property taxes; to establish the General Fund Rainy Day Account; to provide for the replenishment of the General Fund Rainy Day Account and the Education Trust Fund Rainy Day Account. (Proposed by Act No. 2003-78)"
Stated separately:
"Please note that Governor Riley's package consists of several acts that were passed by the Alabama Legislature. If the constitutional amendment is proposed by the voters, these other acts will go into effect as well. These additional acts are:
101 - To limit credits allowed insurance companies
102 - To clarify the definition of taxable income
103 - Relating to the Teacher Tenure Act
105 - Board of Education to create program for payments to teachers and for scholarships
106 - Relating to the Fair Dismissal Act
107 - To increase the rates of mortgage and deed recording taxes
108 - To increase rates of the utility gross receipts & utility service use taxes
109 - To increase the tax on cigarettes
110 - State to pay tuition of any qualified student for higher and postsecondary education
111 - Pertaining to Foundation Program of public schools to update funding formulas/disbursement
112 - To amend Teacher Accountability Act
113 - To prohibit public funds from being passed through from one entity to another by Legislature
114 - "School Fiscal Management and Responsibility Act"
115 - To repeal the deduction for federal income taxes
116 - Relating to individual and corporate income tax to provide funding for public education
117 - To provide for sharing the cost of health insurance premiums by state employees and retirees
118 - To eliminate the lubricating oil tax and exemption from sales and use tax
119 - To update the method of determining current use valuation of property"
2003 Special Constitutional Amendment Election
See also
- List of ballot measures by state
- List of ballot measures by year
- List of Alabama ballot measures
- Alabama 2003 ballot measures
- 2003 ballot measures
External links
- 2003 Special Election Ballot Measure Election Results
- Alabama Election Information:2003 Special Election Ballot Measure
- Alabama 2003 Ballot Measures
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