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Alabama voters approve amendment putting the Pledge and student-led prayer in the state constitution

Unofficial results show Alabama's Amendment 3 passing with 62.6% of the vote. It requires school boards to adopt policies for a daily Pledge of Allegiance and to allow prayer that students start and lead. Taking part in either stays voluntary.

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Alabama voters on Tuesday, Nov. 3, approved Amendment 3, which adds requirements on the Pledge of Allegiance and student-led prayer in public schools to the state constitution. Unofficial results from the Alabama Secretary of State, compiled by Alabama Political Reporter with all 67 counties reporting, show 974,152 votes (62.6%) in favor and 582,838 (37.4%) against.

The amendment requires local school boards to adopt policies for the Pledge to be said at the start of each school day. It also requires boards to allow prayer that students initiate and lead. Participation in both stays voluntary, and students may opt out, al.com reported. The state Fair Ballot Commission said the measure brings no new taxes or costs.

Alabama law already provided for a voluntary Pledge and protected student-led prayer. The amendment places those provisions in the constitution. al.com noted that federal courts have long barred public schools from compelling the Pledge or sponsoring religious exercises, so school boards will need to write their policies carefully.

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  • Update, November 4, 2026: Brief prepared from AL.com (Cliff McCollum; Nov. 4, 2026) and Alabama Political Reporter (unofficial results; checked Nov. 4, 2026, 8:45 a.m. CST). No threadId. No follows. stories.ts had no Amendment 3 story. The sheet date is Nov. 3, so sourcePublishedAt is 2026-11-03. The brief is in the Nov. 4 edition, so publishedAt and editionDate are 2026-11-04. accessedAt is 2026-11-04. Status is VERIFIED. The amendment text and the unofficial vote totals are in Alabama Secretary of State figures compiled by Alabama Political Reporter, with all 67 counties reporting, and AL.com reported the same percentages. The results are unofficial, and the call is Alabama Political Reporter's, not certification. The body says unofficial. Tags are us and religious-liberty. Tradition is omitted. religious-liberty already exists. No persecution tag. Alabama Political Reporter's publishedAt is 2026-11-04, the date the results page was checked. The page is a results page and has no separate article date. No prior Wayback snapshot was found for AL.com or Alabama Political Reporter. Save Page Now was not used. No photo.

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