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2020 Alabama Amendment 1, the Citizen Requirement for Voting Measure, was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment decided on November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 Alabama elections. The amendment passed with 77.01% of the vote.
The proposal appeared on the ballot as follows: [2]
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to amend Article VIII of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 177 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, to provide that only a citizen of the United States has the right to vote.
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
 Yes | 1,535,862 | 77.01 |
| No | 458,487 | 22.99 |
| Total votes | 1,994,349 | 100.00 |
The amendment was approved with 77.01% of the vote.
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