Ballot measure · Alabama · November 3, 2026

Statewide Amendment 3

On Alabama's statewide ballot on November 3, 2026.1,2,3

Research draftReferred by the legislatureConstitutional amendment
How it got there
Referred by the legislature
Kind of measure
Constitutional amendment
To pass
A majority of the votes on it
Researched
October 27, 2026

Research draft. We gathered this from official sources on October 27, 2026: election offices, state laws and court records, each linked to its source. Separate reviewers checked a random sample of 48 facts from the ballot-measure research against the cited sources and found no errors. The rest hasn't been reviewed fact by fact yet, so check the linked source before relying on anything here.

§1What your vote means

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A yes vote

A yes vote would require every local school board to adopt policies having each public K-12 school conduct the Pledge of Allegiance at the start of each school day and allow prayer that is started and led by students, with participation voluntary and students free to opt out.3 Proposed amendment, subsections (a) to (c)

A no vote

A no vote would not add these requirements to the constitution, so local school boards would not be constitutionally required to adopt policies on a daily Pledge of Allegiance or on student-led prayer.3

More about it

Violations could be reported to the local superintendent of education, who would review them.3 Proposed amendment, subsection (d)

§2How it got on the ballot

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Referred by the legislature. The legislature voted to put it on the ballot.1,2,3

Constitutional amendment. It would change the state constitution.1,2,3

The Legislature proposed this amendment in 2026 as Act 2026-379 (House Bill 511).1,3

It is on Alabama's list of statewide measures for November 3, 2026.1,2,4 One of these official sources itself calls the list certified or final. What we couldn't confirm about the list is in the notes on Alabama's measures.

§3What it needs to pass

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A majority of the votes on it. The amendment passes if a majority of the voters who vote on it vote yes.3,5 Act 2026-341, § 3; this act directs a vote under Ala. Const. §§ 284 and 285