An Act,

Proposing an amendment to Section 160 of the
Constitution of Alabama of 2022, to provide that the
compensation received by a district attorney may not be
diminished during his or her term of office.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:

Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, is proposed:

PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Section 160 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, is amended to read as follows:

Section 160
(a) A district attorney for each judicial circuit shall
be elected by the qualified electors of those counties in
the circuit. The district attorney shall be licensed to
practice law in this state and, at the time of his or
her election and during his or her continuance in office,
shall reside in his or her circuit. The term of office
shall be for six years. He or she shall receive
compensation as provided by law; provided, the compensation
shall not be diminished during his or her official term.
Vacancies in the office of district attorney and in his or her
staff shall be filled as provided by law.
(b) Clerks of the circuit courts shall be elected by
the qualified electors in each county for a term of six years.
If the office of register in chancery continues to be provided
by law then the clerk of the circuit court may also fill the office in a manner prescribed by law. Vacancies in the
office of clerk of the circuit court shall be filled by the
judge or judges of the circuit court who have jurisdiction
over the county in which the office of clerk of the circuit
court is located.
Individuals elected to the position of
constable to assist the courts of the state as provided by law
shall be subject to the same restrictions, rights, and
limitations as are specified in Section 280 of the
Constitution of Alabama of 2022, and no law shall
prohibit the receipt of fees for the performance of official
duties of the position while holding any other elected or
appointed office.
(d) The revenue from fines, forfeitures, and court
costs produced in district courts from the exercise of
jurisdiction under municipal ordinances shall be apportioned
between the municipality and the state as shall be provided by
law.

Upon ratification of this constitutional amendment, the
Code Commissioner shall number and place this amendment as
appropriate in the constitution omitting this instructional
paragraph and may make the following nonsubstantive revisions:
change capitalization, hierarchy, spelling, and punctuation
for purposes of style and uniformity; correct manifest
grammatical, clerical, and typographical errors; revise
internal or external citations and cross-references; harmonize
language; and translate effective dates.
END OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT

Section 2. An election upon the proposed amendment
shall be held at the statewide primary election on May 26,
2026, in accordance with Sections 284 and 285 of the
Constitution of Alabama of 2022, and the election laws of this
state. The appropriate election official shall assign a ballot
number for the proposed constitutional amendment on the
election ballot and shall set forth the following description
of the substance or subject matter of the proposed
constitutional amendment:

"Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama
of 2022, to provide that the compensation of a district
attorney may not be diminished during his or her term of
office.

Proposed by Act ____."
This description shall be followed by the following language:
"Yes( ) No( )."

Section 3. The proposed amendment shall become valid as
a part of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, when approved
by a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon.