Alabama · November 3, 2026 general election · Statewide ballot measure
Statewide Amendment 4: what your vote means
Weekly Star-Spangled Banner in public schools. On every Alabama ballot. Official sources checked October 21, 2026.
Statewide Amendment 4 · Legislatively referred constitutional amendment (Act 2026-424)
Weekly Star-Spangled Banner in public schools
“Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, to require local boards of education to adopt policies requiring each public K-12 school to broadcast or sanction the performance of the first stanza of The Star-Spangled Banner at least once per week during school hours.” Proposed by Act 2026-424.”
Ballot description as quoted in the Fair Ballot Commission statement, Alabama Secretary of State.
A YES vote means:
Every local board of education would have to adopt a policy requiring each public K-12 school to broadcast or allow a performance of the first stanza of The Star-Spangled Banner at least once a week during school hours.
A NO vote means:
The Alabama Constitution would not be changed.
What it would change
- Who is affected: local boards of education and public K-12 schools.
- Options: a broadcast, or a performance by a school-approved band, choir, vocal group, or vocalist using the version archived by the Library of Congress.
- Fiscal impact: The Fair Ballot Commission statement says there are no costs or taxes associated with this amendment.
Who supports it and who opposes it
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Who supports it
Not yet compiled
Who opposes it
Not yet compiled
Official sources
- Fair Ballot Commission statement for Statewide Amendment 4 (PDF)
- Fair Ballot Commission statement: cost and funding, Statewide Amendment 4 (PDF)
- Full text: SB 5, enrolled (Act 2026-424)
- Alabama Secretary of State: statewide ballot measures
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