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Alabama measure to remove segregation-era language losing
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| Contributor | Guy |
| Last Edited | Guy Nov 04, 2004 08:16am |
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| News Date | Nov 04, 2004 12:00am |
| Description | MONTGOMERY, Ala. - An effort to rid Alabama's Constitution of segregation-era language appeared to be losing by the narrowest of margins Wednesday after critics raised concerns that it could lead to a court-ordered tax increase for public schools.
With 99 percent of the precincts reporting, Amendment Two had 690,155 nay votes and 687,594 favorable votes - a difference of 2,561 votes out of nearly 1.4 million cast.
The outcome may not be known until county election officials have to announce their official results Nov. 12, but critics of Amendment Two are already claiming victory.
"When you give the voters all the facts, they make sound decisions," said John Giles, state president of the Christian Coalition, which fought the measure. |
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