Alabama Legislative Pay

The proposed Constitutional Amendment would tie the base legislator compensation to the median household income in Alabama. Legislators should be required to provide a transparent, publicly-accessible account of expenses before being reimbursed.

Legislative pay is currently a confusing combination of several different compensation provisions. The proposed Constitutional Amendment would tie the base legislator compensation to the median household income in Alabama. Legislators should be required to provide a transparent, publicly-accessible account of expenses before being reimbursed.

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