May 2026 Alabama Amendment 2

May 2026 Alabama Amendment 2
May 19, 2026
Prohibit Lowering District Attorney Compensation During Term of Office Amendment
Results
Choice
 Votes %
Yes 474,839 57.75%
No 347,379 42.25%
Valid votes 822,218 100.00%
Invalid or blank votes 0 0.00%
Total votes 822,218 100.00%
County results
Yes:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
No:      50–60%

Alabama Amendment 2, also known as the Prohibit Lowering District Attorney Compensation During Term of Office Amendment is a legislatively referred constitutional amendment that appeared on the ballot in the U.S. state of Alabama on May 19, 2026. The amendment passed.

Background

Alabama House Bill 354 was introduced by representative Jim Hill in the Alabama House of Representatives. The goal of the bill was to outlaw salary cuts for judges and district attorneys during their term of office. It passed the house by a vote of 101–0.[1] It passed the Alabama Senate by a vote of 29–1, and was signed by governor Kay Ivey on May 6, 2025.[2][3]

Impact

Once passed, the Constitution of Alabama was amended to explicitly forbid salary cuts of district attorneys during their tenure in office. It also modernized language used in the amended section.[4]

Endorsements

Yes
State legislators

Results

Alabama Amendment 2
ChoiceVotes%
For474,83957.75
Against347,37942.25
Total822,218100.00
Source: Secretary of State of Alabama[6]

References

  1. ^ Barrett, Anna; Rocha, Alander (April 4, 2025). "What passed in the Alabama Legislature: April 1-3, 2025". Alabama Reflector. Archived from the original on July 24, 2025. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  2. ^ "ACT NUMBER 2025 - 291". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  3. ^ Fisher, Nicole (May 11, 2025). "Alabama voters to decide on amendment in May 2026 to prohibit pay reductions for district attorneys during term". Ballotpedia News. Archived from the original on June 17, 2025. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  4. ^ "HB354 INTRODUCED" (PDF). The Alabama Legislature. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  5. ^ "Alabama Prohibit Diminishing District Attorney Compensation During Term of Office Amendment (May 2026)". Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on October 7, 2025. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
  6. ^ "State Certification of Constitutional Amendments (certified by State Canvassing Board 6/10/2026)" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
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