Alabama 2008 ballot measures
From Ballotpedia
Six statewide ballot measures were on the November 4, 2008 ballot in Alabama. All of them were approved.
On the ballot
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LR | Rainy Day Amendment | State spending | Revisions in the existing Education Rainy Day Account | 
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| LR | Shelby County Judicial Commission | Judicial reform | Establish the Shelby County Judicial Commission |
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| LR | Madison School Taxes | Taxes | Levy a tax on Limestone County residents that have annexed into the City of Madison |
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| LR | Blount County Annexation | Admin of gov't | Municipalities that are not in Blount County may not annex territory without vote |
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| LR | Court Costs in Russell County | Judicial reform | State legislature allowed to set court costs in Russell County |
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| LR | Utilities in Tuskegee | Utilities board | Rules about how people are chosen for the Tuskegee utility board. |
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Considered but rejected
The state legislature had also considered placing a Tax Shift Proposition on the ballot, which would have eliminated the state's 4% sales tax on food and raised certain other taxes. The state house voted to place the measure on the ballot, but the state senate declined to approve it.
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