Senate panel OKs bill making changes to Alabama's constitution
by AnnistonStar
 Around the State
Mar 09, 2011 | 1059 views |  1 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend | print | permalink

A committee of Alabama senators approved legislation Tuesday that would allow voters to decide if they want to remove racist language from the state constitution, limit how many terms a state lawmaker can serve, and give the governor stronger veto power.

"These represent monumental reforms," said Bryan Taylor, chairman of the Senate Committee on Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics and Elections.

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