- Source: 1999 Alabama Amendment 1
Alabama Amendment 1 was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment that appeared on the ballot in the U.S. State of Alabama on October 12, 1999. The amendment would have established a state lottery in Alabama.
Background
In 1999, Alabama was one of thirteen states without a state lottery. Governor Don Siegelman proposed this measure to the legislature, who approved and placed it onto the ballot. The bill was criticized by religious leaders as a form of gambling, which many described as a sinful act. Former Governor of Georgia Zell Miller campaigned alongside Siegelman in favor of the amendment. Pro-lottery arguments focused on keeping money in the state, as state taxes went to the national lottery, which Alabama did not benefit from.
Results
The amendment was rejected with 54% in opposition.
Aftermath
In 2016, a similar bill proposed by Governor Robert J. Bentley was criticized by Siegelman, who criticized greed being the motive behind the bill. In 2022, he later criticized Poarch Creek Indians, citing the Choctaw Indians as the ones who opposed and blocked the amendment.
References
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- Konfederasi Amerika
- Agama di Amerika Serikat
- Hukum sodomi di Amerika Serikat
- John F. Kennedy
- Perbudakan
- In God We Trust
- Bernie Sanders
- Hukum Jim Crow
- Teori ras kritis
- 1999 Alabama Amendment 1
- 2024 Alabama Amendment 1
- 2000 Alabama Amendment 2
- 2020 Alabama Amendment 1
- 2006 Alabama Amendment 774
- 2004 Mississippi Amendment 1
- First Amendment to the United States Constitution
- Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution
- Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
- Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution
