Beyond the Democratic and Republican primary elections scheduled for May 19, voters will decide the fate of two statewide amendments to the Alabama Constitution.
One would prevent local district attorneys’ salaries from being reduced during an elected term of office. Another would give judges discretion to deny bail to people charged with certain crimes.
Those amendments will be listed on the ballot in both the Republican and Democratic primaries. Alabama is an open primary state, which means voters don’t have to register with a party to participate in a primary. A voter simply requests the ballot of the primary they want to vote in.
If the voter doesn’t wish to vote in either party’s primary, he or she can request an amendment-only ballot.
PARCA has provided an objective, nonpartisan analysis of both amendments.