Digital Media Center
Bryant-Denny Stadium, Gate 61
920 Paul Bryant Drive
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0370
(800) 654-4262

© 2024 Alabama Public Radio
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Revision of Alabama Constitution Stalls

The Associated Press

The Legislature's effort to rewrite the lengthy Alabama Constitution article by article has stalled A Senate committee delayed action Wednesday on four proposed constitutional amendments that would rewrite four articles of the Constitution. Committee members say the issue is over for now, with only seven meeting days remaining in the 2014 legislative session. The chairman of the Senate Constitution and Elections Committee, Republican Sen. Bryan Taylor of Prattville, says the process lost momentum after state Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore and Justice Tom Parker issued advisory opinions saying the article-by-article approach was unconstitutional. Moore says the Legislature is undertaking a rewrite of the Constitution even though it is doing it in pieces, and it is taking away the public's ability to rewrite the whole Constitution through a constitutional convention.

The Associated Press is one of the largest and most trusted sources of independent newsgathering, supplying a steady stream of news to its members, international subscribers and commercial customers. AP is neither privately owned nor government-funded; instead, it's a not-for-profit news cooperative owned by its American newspaper and broadcast members.
News from Alabama Public Radio is a public service in association with the University of Alabama. We depend on your help to keep our programming on the air and online. Please consider supporting the news you rely on with a donation today. Every contribution, no matter the size, propels our vital coverage. Thank you.