Alabama Const. art. 18, § 286 — Alabama Constitution / Article 18 / Section 286
Manner of calling convention for purpose of altering or amending Constitution; repeal of act or resolution call ing convention; jurisdiction and power of convention not restricted. No convention shall
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Sec. 286. Manner of calling convention for purpose of altering or amending Constitution; repeal of act or resolution call ing convention; jurisdiction and power of convention not restricted. No convention shall hereafter be held for the purpose of altering or amending the Constitution of this state, unless after the legislature by a vote of a majority of all the members elected to each house has passed an act or resolution calling a convention for such purpose the question of convention or no convention shall be first submitted to a vote of all the qualified electors of the state, and approved by a majority of those voting at such election. No act or resolution of the legislature calling a convention for the purpose of altering or amending the Constitution of this state, shall be repealed except upon the vote of a majority of all the members elected to each house at the same session at which such act or resolution was passed; provided, nothing herein contained shall be 259

construed as restricting the jurisdiction and power of the convention, when duly assembled in pursuance of this section, to establish such ordinances and to do and perform such things as to the convention may seem necessary or proper for the purpose of altering, revising, or amending the existing Constitution.

Sec. 286.01. Procedure for ratification and adoption of proposed Constitution of Alabama. Any proposed Constitution of Alabama adopted to replace the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, whether adopted by a constitutional convention pursuant to Section 286 or by any other constitutionally authorized method now in existence or subsequently adopted, shall become effective only if the proposed constitution is ratified by a majority of the qualified electors of the state voting on the question of such ratification. Prior to the ratification election, the text of the proposed constitution shall be published in the same manner as the proclamation of the election. The proposed constitution shall be published on a separate sheet or sheets and circulated with the newspapers in which the proclamation is published. The Legislature may also provide for other methods of publishing the text of the proposed constitution. The result of the election shall be made known by proclamation of the Governor. If the proposed constitution is ratified as provided in this amend ment, it shall become effective on the first day of January following ratifica tion, unless otherwise provided in the ratified constitution. If the ratified constitution provides otherwise, the effective date shall be as provided in the ratified constitution. The Legislature shall provide for the notice, and procedures related to the election, canvassing, proclamation, and costs which are in conformity with this amendment. If proposed by convention, the election shall be held at the next general election not less than 90 days following adjournment of the convention at which it was proposed.

Sec. 286.02. Recompilation of Constitution of Alabama. 
The Legislature, upon the recommendation of the Director of the Legislative 
Services Agency through a proposed draft, may arrange this constitution, as 
amended, in proper articles, parts, and sections removing all racist language, 
delete duplicative and repealed provisions, consolidate provisions regarding 
economic development, arrange all local amendments by county of application 
during the2022 Regular Session of the Legislature,and make no otherchanges. 
The draft and arrangement, when approved by a three-fifths vote of 
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each house of the Legislature, through joint resolution, shall be submitted to the voters pursuant to Amendment 714 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 286.01 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, except that the text of the proposed constitution shall be published on the website of the Secretary of State and shall be made available, without cost, to any agency of the state or a municipality or county in the state that operates a public access website for publication on the website. The Constitution of Alabama, with the amendments made thereto, in accordance with this amendment, once approvedby the voters, shall be the supreme law of the state.