Alabama Constitution

Adopted by Constitutional Convention September 3, 1901

Ratified by vote of the People November 28, 1901

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Article VIII. Suffrage and Elections

Persons qualified to register as electors Prior to December 20, 1902

Same After January 1, 1903

Certain persons disqualified from registering and voting

Qualifications as elector required to participate in primary elections, party conventions, mass meetings or other methods of political party action

Applicability of article as to elections held after 1902 general election

Oath or affirmation when vote challenged; false oath or affirmation constitutes perjury

Legislature to provide for registration procedure after January 1, 1903; procedure for registration prior to January 1, 1903

County board of registrars to furnish list of registered voters to judges of probate by February 1, 1903; judges of probate to file list with secretary of state by March 1, 1903; term for which registration valid; certificate of registratio

Certain information to be furnished prior to registration

Testimony may be required of any person other than defendant in trials of contested elections, proceedings to investigate elections and criminal prosecutions under election laws; immunity from prosecution due to testimony given

Duty of legislature to pass laws regulating elections, primary elections and purging of registration lists

Protection against evils of intoxicating liquors at elections

Electors immune from arrest going to, attending and returning from elections

Returns of elections for certain officials to be made to secretary of state

Poll tax Amount; maximum age for payment; when due and payable; when delinquent; returns of collections to be separate from other collections

Same Payment of tax of another; advance of money for payment in order to influence vote

Severability of article

Article IX. Representation

Ratio of senators to representatives

Maximum number of members of house of representatives; apportionment of house based on decennial census of United States

Duty of legislature to fix number of representatives and apportion them among counties following each decennial census; each county entitled to at least one representative

Duty of legislature to fix number of senators and divide state into senatorial districts; equality of senatorial districts; senatorial districts not to be changed until next apportioning session; division of counties between senatorial dist

State may provide for enumeration of inhabitants for purpose of apportionment of representatives and senators

Initial apportionment of house of representatives

Initial apportionment of senatorial districts

Article X. Exemptions

Personal property of value of one thousand dollars exempt from sale, execution or other process of court issued for collection of debt

Homestead not exceeding eighty acres or city, town or village lot not exceeding two thousand dollars in value exempt from sale, execution or other process of court issued for collection of debt; exception as to mortgages

Homestead of family exempt from payments of debt after death of owner during minority of children

Laborers' liens and mechanics' liens not barred by sections 204 and 205

Homestead exempt upon death of owner, leaving widow, but no children

Property rights of females; property of wife not liable for debts, etc., of husband

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