May 2026 Alabama Amendment 2
2026 referendum
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Alabama Amendment 2, also known as the Prohibit Lowering District Attorney Compensation During Term of Office Amendment is a legislatively referred constitutional amendment that appeared on the ballot in the U.S. state of Alabama on May 19, 2026. The amendment passed.
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May 19, 2026
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Prohibit Lowering District Attorney Compensation During Term of Office Amendment | |||||||||||||||||||
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County results Yes: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% No: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||||
Background
Alabama House Bill 354 was introduced by representative Jim Hill in the Alabama House of Representatives. The goal of the bill was to outlaw salary cuts for judges and district attorneys during their term of office. It passed the house by a vote of 101–0.[1] It passed the Alabama Senate by a vote of 29–1, and was signed by governor Kay Ivey on May 6, 2025.[2][3]
Impact
Once passed, the Constitution of Alabama was amended to explicitly forbid salary cuts of district attorneys during their tenure in office. It also modernized language used in the amended section.[4]
Endorsements
- State legislators
- Jim Hill, state representative from the 50th district (2014–present) (Republican)[5]
Results
| Choice | Votes | % | |
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| For | 474,839 | 57.75 | |
| Against | 347,379 | 42.25 | |
| Total | 822,218 | 100.00 | |
| Source: Secretary of State of Alabama[6] | |||