Preview: New Constitution Reform Push

Preview: New Constitution Reform Push (Added: October 24, 2009)

Alabama Citizens for Constitutional Reform is starting its new “Bring It Back Home” campaign to push for a major overhaul of the Alabama state constitution. (more)

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Alabama Citizens for Constitutional Reform is starting its new “Bring It Back Home” campaign to push for a major overhaul of the Alabama state constitution.

By: Chad Petri | WKRG-TV
Published: October 24, 2009

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There are many problems members of ACCR have with Alabama’s state constitution. Chief among them is what they say is a lack of home rule. They say, many times, issues that effect only one county, like Mobile, have to be voted on by the entire state through a constitutional amendment. ACCR members are calling for a constitutional convention to draft a constitution that gives more power to county commissions state wide and less to the legislature in Montgomery. They held a meeting in Mobile today to try and spread the word about their efforts; you can read my full story here.