2026 ballot measure forecast
Alabama Statewide Amendment 1
Lieutenant governor vacancies and legislative officer pay
Provides an election to fill a lieutenant governor vacancy early in a term, lets the Legislature set pay for the lieutenant governor and legislative officers by joint resolution, and requires a legislative officer to approve legislative travel spending. The forecast has Yes at 69.0 percent against the 50 percent it needs, a 97% chance to pass.
Chance to pass
97%2,000 simulations
Forecast Yes
69.0%80% range 57 to 80
Needs
50%a simple majority
Polling average
NoneNo public polls found
County forecast
67 of 67 counties vote YesNo +30Yes +30Hover a county for its forecast
Where the Yes vote lands
needs 50
2035506580- History and structure
- 69.0% Yes
- Polls
- None
- Forecast
- 69.0% Yes
- Yes leans
- Neither party
The campaign
Sponsored by Sen. Sam Givhan R; passed both chambers unanimously; no organized campaign reported.
Polls of the measure
no polls| Pollster | Sample | Ended | Yes | No | Undecided | Yes, adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No public polls of this measure. The forecast rests on how comparable measures have run and how it reached the ballot. | ||||||
How this is built
Statewide Amendment 1 is forecast as a government and ethics measure whose Yes vote leans to neither party. Comparable measures from 2018 to 2024 set how far its Yes share moves with Alabama's partisanship and with each county's 2024 presidential vote, and how it reached the ballot moves it further. Polls then pull the forecast toward them by recency and size, after splitting undecided voters two to one for No. Sources: alabamareflector.com, theballotbrief.com, sos.alabama.gov. All measures.