Alabama County Tax, Amendment 2 (1948)

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The Alabama County Tax, Amendment 2, also known as Amendment 2, was on the ballot in Alabama on January 6, 1948, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed to authorize the DeKalb County to levy and collect a four mill tax on each dollar of taxable property for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, operating, equipping or maintaining County hospitals or other public hospitals, nonprofit hospitals and public health facilities. The said tax must be approved by a majority vote by the electors.

Election results

Alabama Amendment 2 (January 1948)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		55,308	51.33%
No		46,205	48.67%

Election results via: Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1947

See also

Suggest a link

• Alabama 1948 ballot measures
• 1948 ballot measures
• List of Alabama ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Alabama

External links

• Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1947